title: Alarming weight cutting behaviours in mixed martial arts: a cause for concern and a call for action.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Public Health, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crighton
authors.affiliation: Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Graeme L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Close
authors.affiliation: Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D003681:Dehydration / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D016139:Martial Arts; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D015431:Weight Loss; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods
keywords: Body composition; Dehydration; Diuretic; Kidney; Martial Arts