Some Dietitians Say College Athletes Are Underfed

[cusefan88]

Many here were arguing about this issue when Part 1 of the Ok St series came out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/s...a-to-allow-more-meals-for-athletes.html?_r=1&

 

[rrlbees]

Not really the same thing. The article doesn't count meal plan meals and is talking about athletics provided meals. It also doesn't conclude what we were all debating from that other article that athletes were near starving.


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[sufandu]

Many here were arguing about this issue when Part 1 of the Ok St series came out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/s...a-to-allow-more-meals-for-athletes.html?_r=1&

No offensive lineman is underfed. You can't be underfed if you gain weight while working out as hard as athletes do. If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight. It's that simple. However, some athletes, especially females in sports where low weight is perceived as having an advantage (swimming track, gymnastics), have eating disorders. This isn't caused by regulations on how much they can eat. As someone already posted, athletes have the same access to all you can east dining halls just as the other students do.