Weight loss pressure on a 5 year old wrestler.
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.
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Wright State University School of Medicine, Sycamore Primary Care Center, 2115 Leiter Road, Miamisburg, OH 45342, USA. Randy.sansone@kmcnetwork.org
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D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*; D014952:Wrestling / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology