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CASE REPORT
Weight loss pressure on a 5 year old wrestler
1 Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA
2 Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH, USA
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Dr Sansone
Wright State University School of Medicine, Sycamore Primary Care Center, 2115 Leiter Road, Miamisburg, OH 45342, USA; Randy.sansone{at}kmcnetwork.org
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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