Ballerinas and female athletes share quadruple health threats

Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 09:07 in Psychology & Sociology

A study led by sports medicine researcher Anne Hoch, D.O., at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has revealed that young female professional dancers face the same health risks as young female athletes when they don't eat enough to offset the energy they spend, and stop menstruating as a consequence...

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