Yarrows S A
Department of Nutrition Services, Marriott Corporation, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, Massachusetts.
J Am Diet Assoc. 1988 Apr;88(4):491-3.
The desire of the intense, highly competitive athlete to alter body weight without medical supervision commonly results in ineffective, hazardous, and counterproductive abuses that may often endanger health and may affect final growth potential in young wrestlers. Corrective nutrition practices are critical for the endurance athlete to train, compete, and avoid injuries effectively. The best preventive measure may be the education of wrestlers, parents, and coaches about the consequences of rapid and extreme weight loss and the significant role nutrition plays in successful training and competition for the endurance athlete, fluid replacement being a key concern. For as long as wrestlers are required to compete in different weight categories, the popular practice of competing at the lowest possible weight will probably continue. The best course of action nutrition professionals can take is to become acutely aware of the unique nutritional concerns of these athletes in order to make this practice as safe as possible.
强烈且极具竞争力的运动员在无医学监督的情况下改变体重的欲望，通常会导致无效、危险且适得其反的滥用行为，这可能常常危及健康，并可能影响年轻摔跤运动员的最终生长潜力。正确的营养实践对于耐力运动员有效训练、参赛和避免受伤至关重要。最佳预防措施可能是对摔跤运动员、家长和教练进行教育，让他们了解快速和极端减重的后果，以及营养在耐力运动员成功训练和比赛中所起的重要作用，其中液体补充是一个关键问题。只要要求摔跤运动员按不同体重级别参赛，尽可能以最低体重参赛的普遍做法可能会持续下去。营养专业人员能采取的最佳行动方针是敏锐地意识到这些运动员独特的营养问题，以便使这种做法尽可能安全。
