Weight L M, Noakes T D
Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1987 Jun;19(3):213-7.
We used the Eating Attitudes Test and Eating Disorder Inventory as a measure of the incidence of anorexia nervosa in 125 female distance runners. The incidence of normal eating attitudes symptomatic of anorexia nervosa was 14% (18 runners). Of these, only five runners (4%) also had a low body mass and a past history of amenorrhea and only one subject (0.8%) had been treated for anorexia nervosa. Three of these five runners (60%) were elite marathon runners and one a highly ranked track athlete. The low incidence of anorexia nervosa in the total group does not support the Yates hypothesis that running is an analog of anorexia nervosa and therefore attracts persons with an anorexic personality. However, the study does show that it is the better athletes who are more likely to exhibit the physical and psychological features of anorexia nervosa.
我们使用饮食态度测试和饮食失调量表来衡量125名女性长跑运动员中神经性厌食症的发病率。有神经性厌食症症状的正常饮食态度的发病率为14%（18名运动员）。其中，只有五名运动员（4%）体重较低且有闭经病史，只有一名受试者（0.8%）曾接受过神经性厌食症治疗。这五名运动员中有三名（60%）是精英马拉松运动员，一名是排名靠前的田径运动员。整个组中神经性厌食症的低发病率并不支持耶茨的假设，即跑步类似于神经性厌食症，因此会吸引具有厌食症人格的人。然而，该研究确实表明，更优秀的运动员更有可能表现出神经性厌食症的身体和心理特征。
