Excessive sports in cases of eating disorders: Psychological mechanisms decoded

Published on February 10, 2020

Excessive and obsessive exercise is very harmful to health, particularly for persons suffering from eating disorders. Based on electronic diaries, a team of researchers has now uncovered psychological mechanisms underlying pathological exercise. Their results allow the conclusion that persons with eating disorders use exercise to regulate depressive mood and negative thoughts relating to their eating disorders.

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