Consequences Of High Level Sport Practice In Female Adolescents: The Example Of Appearance Sport

If the sport of children or teenagers is recommended for their physical and psychological development, among high-level athletes a sporting activity that is too intensive in these periods of life can have deleterious effects on growth, bone development, metabolism and pubertal development. The causes of these adverse effects are multiple: very intensive training, excessive control of the silhouette and therefore nutritional intake, endocrinology and metabolic disorders, musculotendinous bone and joint injuries. An awareness of these consequences should take place and should lead to an accurate information on the risks and the training of the supervisors. The sports federations most concerned should offer adapted medical surveillance and specific recommendations for the sports of silhouette (sports of appearance).