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Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport 10th Edition by Melvin Williams ,Dawn Anderson,Eric Rawson
Edition 10ISBN: 978-0078021329Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport 10th Edition by Melvin Williams ,Dawn Anderson,Eric Rawson
Edition 10ISBN: 978-0078021329 Exercise 1
Which group of athletes is most likely to suffer from nutritional inadequacies?
A) male baseball players
B) female gymnasts
C) male tennis players
D) female basketball players
E) male football players
A) male baseball players
B) female gymnasts
C) male tennis players
D) female basketball players
E) male football players
Explanation
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The football players, basketball players, wrestler's baseball players, tennis and gold players generally do not try to maintain a thin body shape intentionally because it negatively affects their energy levels and performance. So, the chances of nutritional inadequacy or deficiency is less these players.
Thus, the options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are incorrect.
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. It simply referred as Anorexia, which means "lack of appetite." People with this disorder don't eat because they fear of becoming fatty. Due to decreased food intake, the intestinal musculature undergoes atrophy and the digestive capabilities decrease.
"Anorexia" can be more prevalent in female ballet and gymnastics sports people as their thin body shape favor the performance. Anorexia results in nutritional inadequacy. These sports women are also susceptible to amenorrhea due to low body fat.
Thus, the correct option is,
Thus, the options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are incorrect.
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. It simply referred as Anorexia, which means "lack of appetite." People with this disorder don't eat because they fear of becoming fatty. Due to decreased food intake, the intestinal musculature undergoes atrophy and the digestive capabilities decrease.
"Anorexia" can be more prevalent in female ballet and gymnastics sports people as their thin body shape favor the performance. Anorexia results in nutritional inadequacy. These sports women are also susceptible to amenorrhea due to low body fat.
Thus, the correct option is,
Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport 10th Edition by Melvin Williams ,Dawn Anderson,Eric Rawson
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