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Abstract
The case is reported of a 5 year old boy who was pressured to lose weight in order to wrestle at a lower weight class. Although a minority of athletes engage in unhealthy weight management practices, this is an unusual case because of the age of the athlete and the influential role of a parent.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15618326 PMCID: PMC1725024 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.013136
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Sports Med ISSN: 0306-3674 Impact factor: 13.800