{"id":8681,"date":"2019-09-27T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/?p=8681"},"modified":"2019-09-27T14:04:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T13:04:41","slug":"changing-the-way-we-talk-about-eating-disorders-learning-from-four-time-obstacle-racing-world-champion-amelia-boone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2019\/09\/27\/changing-the-way-we-talk-about-eating-disorders-learning-from-four-time-obstacle-racing-world-champion-amelia-boone\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the way we talk about eating disorders: learning from four-time Obstacle Racing World\u00a0Champion Amelia Boone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Daniel Friedman @ddfriedman<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year, Dr Osman Ahmed <\/a>championed BJSM\u2019s \u201cPatient Voices<\/a>\u201d, a series for patients and athletes to share their stories with the sport and exercise medicine community. We aim to provide a platform for patients and athletes to feel empowered and tell their story in the way that they\u00a0<\/em>want.<\/p>\n

For our 400th\u00a0<\/sup>podcast episode (yes, 400!), four-time Obstacle Racing World Champion, ultrarunner and attorney Amelia Boone sits down to chat about her battle with anorexia for the past 20 years. In July 2019, Amelia wrote publicly on her blog<\/a> about her eating disorder, shining a light on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), athlete mental health and her recovery process.<\/p>\n

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Amelia is one of the most decorated obstacle racers in history. Over her career, she has reached the podium more than 50 times and has had over 30 victories. Her obstacle racing career highlights include:<\/p>\n