RJA #6c

Field Research Options

1. Interview w/ Medical Professionals: I would specifically like to interview a Dietitian. I believe they could provide really good insight on how an athlete should be properly eating to keep up with the physical demands of their sport. This would then, in turn, be good to relate to how those athletes with eating disorders are eating. The dietitian I interview will have an RD (registered dietitian) for credentials, and if they specialize in sports nutrition then, even better!
2. Survey: I can use one of the online tools, such as, Polldaddy, Survey Monkey, etc., to create an online survey. I would attempt to poll the number of athletes or past athletes who have or are struggling with an eating disorder.
3. Interview w/ Athletes: I think this interview may be a little harder for me to do. I would like to try and interview a past or current athlete on their thoughts about whether competitive sports have a link to eating disorders. This one may be slightly harder to get because I am not sure where to go to interview an athlete and the subject matter may be a little, "touchy" for some people.