<Li> Endurance sports (cycling, swimming, running)--20% </Li> <Li> Technical sports (golf, high jumping)--14% </Li> <Li> Ball game sports (volleyball, soccer)--12% </Li> <P> Although most of these athletes develop eating disorders to keep their competitive edge, others use exercise as a way to maintain their weight and figure . This is just as serious as regulating food intake for competition . Even though there is mixed evidence showing at what point athletes are challenged with eating disorders, studies show that regardless of competition level all athletes are at higher risk for developing eating disorders that non-athletes, especially those that participate in sports where thinness is a factor . </P>

Society plays a role in eating disorders because they are known only in developed