It Matters That This Pro Athlete Is Open About His Eating Disorder

....The Seattle Mariners catcher was a junior in high school when he was admitted to a week-long inpatient program for an eating disorder. For several years, he had been going through cycles of drastically cutting his food intake, overexercising, and binging and purging. He finally got help after he dropped a severe amount of weight ? around 14 pounds, he said ? in the span of a few days.....
....“I wanted to give baseball fans and people in general a look at what this experience was for me,” Marjama said. “So I hope this sheds a light on it. Just because you’re a Major League Baseball player, that doesn’t mean you’re immune to everything. I’m more than just an athlete. I want to talk about [my eating disorder] because you don’t hear about it a lot ? especially with males.”.....   ...more

Bethany`s Notes: Wow...another story on a male elite athlete struggling with an eating disorder. It`s encouraging that athletes are speaking up and sharing their story.