Existing evidence indicates that athletes from different sports may exhibit varying degrees of association between body image and eating disorders. Specifically, two studies suggest that female athletes emphasizing leanness are more prone to body dissatisfaction and eating disorders compared to non-thin female athletes [18,51]. These sports... See more

Among them, two studies found that even when athletes were satisfied with their body image, they still exhibited eating disorder behaviors [37,49]. For instance, elite and non-elite gymnasts had positive body image, but still engaged in frequent restrictive eating behaviors [37]. Additionally, Satterfield, Noah A., and Stutts, Lauren A.... See more

Recently, the volumes of sexually dimorphic brain structures in transgender women were found to change and approximate typical female brain structures when exposed to estrogen concomitantly with androgen deprivation over a period of months, suggesting that estrogen and/or androgens have a significant part to play in sex differentiation of the

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