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- Poor diets and eating disorders have afflicted figure skating over the years.
- Many skaters feel pressure from coaches, judges, and themselves to be thinner, leading to some poor and unhealthy diets.
- U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon is one of several figure skaters trying to promote healthier diets that could still help figure skaters achieve their goals.
The world’s best figure skaters face pressure from every angle to be light enough and trim enough to nail difficult tricks and look good doing it.
Eating disorders and poor nutrition have afflicted figure skating for years, and as The New York Times’ Karen Crouse reported, U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon is trying to help shed light on the continuing problem.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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