Rhythmic Gymnastics is an aesthetic sport with specific requirements that can enhance the development of eating disorders, leading to important nutritional inadequacies potentially compromising sports performance and Jackets/Outerwear health.Thus, this work aims to analyze associations between the risk of eating disorders and the perception of body image and eating habits in Brazilian national-level rhythmic gymnastics athletes.Eighteen female athletes aged between 12 and 19 responded to two 24-hour food recalls, the standardized Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Body Esteem Scale (BES), and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ).There was an association between the risk of eating disorders, distortion of body image, and body mass index (0.51; p = 0.
025 and -0.50; p = 0.029).Inverse correlations were found between carbohydrate and lipid intake per kilogram with the risk of eating disorders (-0.69; p = 0.
001, and -0.49; p = 0.03) and with body image distortion (-0.63; p = 0.004, and -0.
63; p = 0.04).Also, inverse correlations between energy intake per kilogram and the risk of eating disorders (-0.62; Paint Guns p = 0.004) and body image distortion (-0.
70; p = 0.001) were found.Our results highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to increase awareness and prevent possible eating disorders in this population.