Adherence
A structured, peer-led educational intervention focusing on healthy sport nutrition and effective exercise training significantly reduces the use of body-shaping substances (diet pills, amphetamines, anabolic steroids) and disordered eating behaviors in high school female athletes.
For female high school athletes, participating in a structured, peer-led educational program focused on healthy nutrition and exercise can significantly reduce the use of diet pills and performance-enhancing drugs. The program works by teaching refusal skills, correcting media misconceptions, and promoting the idea that proper nutrition and training improve performance, rather than restricting calories.
Experimental athletes reported significantly less ongoing and new use of diet pills and less new use of athletic-enhancing substances (amphetamines, anabolic steroids, and sport supplements) (P<.05 for each).
Why this rating
Prospective controlled trial with random assignment, though limited by self-report data and short-term follow-up.
Source
Preventing Substance Use and Disordered Eating
Diane L. Elliot et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2004
DOI 10.1001/archpedi.158.11.1043
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