Exercise addiction was defined as having an obsessive approach to fitness that could have a negative impact on someone's health and social life. It is known that those with eating disorders are more likely to display addictive personality and obsessive-compulsive behaviours said study lead author Mike Trott of Anglia Ruskin University in the UK. We are also aware that having an unhealthy relationship with food often means an increased amount of exercising but this is the first time that a risk factor has been calculated Trott added. The study published in Eating and Weight Disorders drew on data from nine
