Las porristas con el vientre al descubierto tienen mayor riesgo de adquirir trastornos alimentarios

Es más probable que haya problemas con la imagen corporal cuando el uniforme del equipo universitario descubre el torso, asegura una investigadora

VIERNES, 4 de junio (HealthDay News/DrTango) -- Los uniformes que descubren el torso se relacionan con un mayor riesgo de trastornos alimentarios entre las animadoras universitarias, muestra una investigación reciente.

Toni Torres-McGehee, profesora asistente de entrenamiento atlético de la Universidad de Carolina del Sur, estudió a 136 animadoras universitarias de la primera y segunda división, para intentar determinar si había alguna relación entre sus posiciones en el equipo, la ropa que debían vestir (uniformes enteros o que dejaban el vientre al descubierto, por ejemplo), la imagen corporal y la prevalencia de trastornos alimentarios.

Un tercio de las animadoras parecían estar en riesgo de desarrollar trastornos alimentarios, y las que estaban en equipos en que los uniformes dejaban el torso al descubierto tenían el mayor riesgo. También era más probable que tuvieran problemas con la imagen corporal.

"Una imagen corporal mal adaptada y los trastornos alimentarios se pueden formar durante la juventud, y durar para toda la vida", advirtió Torres-McGehee en un comunicado de prensa. "Los equipos y los entrenadores deben tomar en cuenta los efectos a largo plazo de requerir que las animadoras utilicen uniformes reveladores simplemente por motivos estéticos".

El estudio también encontró que las animadoras se preocupaban más sobre no satisfacer las expectativas de sus entrenadores respecto a sus cuerpos.

"El punto de la animación universitaria es crear un espíritu de camaradería y de equipo, y mantener a las chicas activas y sanas", señaló Torres-McGehee. "Los entrenadores de animación deben mantener esos ideales presentes, e intentar reforzar la autoestima entre los miembros del equipo".

Los hallazgos fueron presentados el miércoles en la reunión anual del American College of Sports Medicine en Baltimore.

Artículo por HealthDay, traducido por Hispanicare
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/news/fullstory_99618.html
FUENTE: American College of Sports Medicine, news release, June 2, 2010

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