Sport, disordered eating and the cross

This Easter, many of us will have enjoyed our chocolate eggs and a big feast on Easter Sunday. But for those of us with a more complicated relationship with food, times of the year like this can be a source of trepidation.

It is estimated that at least 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder^[1].

In sport, the numbers are higher. Though precision is extremely difficult, a study of elite athletes found a prevalence of 13.5%^[2]. Other stats have shown that “over one-third of female athletes reported attitudes and symptoms placing them at risk for anorexia nervosa.”^[3]