Abstract:

The goal of this research is the detection of eating disorders (ED) in athletes and in particular in high-level Algerian judokas (national level) compared to female sedentary subjects of the same age. The study made on 45 subjects (20 sporting and 25 sedentary), the screening of the ED on this population is done using the SCOOFF-F test French version, a questionnaire administered to the whole of the target population and after collection information about dietary habits personal history, the results revealed that 70% of judokas have a SCOOFF-F + test with a very high risk of developing a ED, and 20% of judokas present a menstrual disorder and who may later develop a Female Athlete Triad, compared to the rest of the study population, the sedentary, however, did not present a risk of developing a ED.