@inbook{a39e615685504c5d9a147b181c734134,
title = "Emotional Eating: Implications for Research and Practice in Elite Sports Contexts",
abstract = "Due to the physical and aesthetic demands of sport, elite athletes must pay meticulous attention to functional eating, with emphasis on adequate and nutritionally appropriate food. However, it is increasingly recognised that food may also be consumed in response to emotions, known as emotional eating (Macht & Simons, 2011). In the context of elite sport, emotional eating may compromise functional eating goals, as the use of food to regulate emotions is associated with a failure to maintain weight management goals (Elfhag & R{\"o}ssner, 2005). In this chapter, having first set the nutrition and performance context of elite sport, we examine emotional eating and its role in emotion regulation. We then present applied recommendations intended to help athletes and coaches manage unhelpful emotional eating. We conclude by summarising the implications for research and practice.",
keywords = "Emotional eating, Elite sports, Sports, Emotions, Wellbeing, Psychology",
author = "Tracey Devonport and Wendy Nicholls and Chen-Wilson, {Chao-Hwa (Josephine)}",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
day = "18",
doi = "10.4324/9781003052012-23",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781003052012",
series = "Feelings in Sport: Theory, Research, and Practical Implications for Performance and Well-being",
publisher = "Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group",
pages = "213--222",
editor = "Montse Ruiz and {Robazza }, {Claudio }",
booktitle = "Feelings in Sport",
address = "United Kingdom",
edition = "1st",
}