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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813866603321

Autore

Giordano Simona, Dr.

Titolo

Exercise and eating disorders : an ethical and legal analysis / / Simona Giordano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-134-02425-8

1-134-02426-6

1-282-59572-5

9786612595721

0-203-88554-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Collana

Ethics and Sport

Disciplina

616.85/260642

Soggetti

Eating disorders

Exercise

Exercise addiction

Eating disorders - Treatment - Moral and ethical aspects

Athletic trainers - Professional ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: A practical tool and a critical mirror; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Eating disorders: Symptoms and facts; 2 The effects of abnormal eating; 3 Biological and clinical explanations of eating disorders; 4 Eating disorders, exercise and addiction; 5 Media and eating disorders; 6 Exercise and eating disorders; 7 People with eating disorders in the gym; 8 Law and professional guidelines; Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q): Sample 1; Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q): Sample 2

Appendix: Standards of care and ethical codes9 Ethical issues; 10 Recommendations and conclusions; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Eating disorders (EDs) have become a social epidemic in the developed world. This book addresses the close links between EDs and exercise, helping us to understand why people with EDs often exercise to



excessive and potentially harmful levels. This is also the first book to examine this issue from an ethical and legal perspective, identifying the rights and responsibilities of people with EDs, their families and the fitness professionals and clinicians that work with them.The book offers an accessible account of EDs and closely examines the concept of addiction. Drawing on a wide ran