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PALACIOS DE ESPIG, Viviana  e  SANCHEZ JAEGER, Armando. Body composition and eating disorder risk in rhythmic gymnastics athletes in the state of Carabobo. Salus [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.3, pp.7-11. ISSN 1316-7138.

Eating disorders (ED) are present in sports where body weight is usually controlled, such as rhythmic gymnastics. As the main objective, body composition and risk of eating disorder in female gymnastic athletes was assessed in the state of Carabobo. An evaluation of the composition by anthropometry through body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage was made, and the EAT-26 test was applied to assess the risk of ED. According to the BMI and body fat percentage, there was a 33.33% and 40% deficit, respectively. The risk for ED was 13.33%. When characterizing ED risk and nutritional diagnosis by BMI, only one case of ED in low BMI was observed. And according to the nutritional characterization by body fat percentage, it was reported that all cases at risk of ED presented a deficit in this variable. It is concluded that gymnasts at risk for ED presented a deficit in body fat, probably due to the search of a better physical performance.

Palavras-chave : Eating disorders; rhythmic gymnastics; sport; body composition.

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