Healthline: Prof Paula Quatromoni Quoted on Athletes and Eating Disorders
(02/2018, Healthline) The Winter Olympics have shed light on some of the most positive and empowering aspects of being an athlete: passion, dedication, and perseverance. But they’ve also highlighted some of the darker issues athletes deal with — namely disordered eating.
Expert quote:
“Don’t underestimate the power of shame that results from the stigma surrounding mental health problems and the stereotype that eating disorders are “a woman’s disease” – Associate Professor and Health Sciences Chair Paula A. Quatromoni, DSc, RD, who helped create GOALS, an eating disorder treatment program for competitive athletes at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA.
