“…1,6 Although scientific investigations in the sports field show a prevalence of 30% of risk behaviors for eating disorders in female athletes, 2,3,5 researchers emphasize that this prevalence may be even higher due to their omission regarding such behaviors. 7 According to Fortes et al, 8 The scientific literature has pointed out personal (body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness and body checking), 3,9 morphological (body fat percentage and body mass index) 5 and demographic (age and weekly training regime) 10 variables as predictors of health risk behaviors for eating disorders in female athletes. Thus, the aim of this study was to create a predictive equation of risk behaviors for eating disorders, using body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness, body checking, body fat percentage (% F), body mass index (BMI), age and weekly training regime as predictors.…”