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Cheerleaders are associated with many diet disorders

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South Carolina . Cheerleader is commonly a team of pretty girls and with performance always be waited every time there's a sport event in school. But a recent study found that the cheerleaders are at risk in developing body image problem and diet disorders. This study was conducted on 136 cheerleaders of school. The risk of body image problem and diet disorders were affected by the need of cheerleader to have ideal posture and the demand to wear a specific uniform. To conduct this study, the investigators surveyed body weight of participants, because body weight and height of cheerleaders area always considered ideal. Participants were also asked about what they think the perception of coaches and parents about their body image. Looks like this is very worrying, because what participants think is not in accordance with the expectations of their coaches or parents.