PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R A Sansone
AU  - R Sawyer
TI  - Weight loss pressure on a 5 year old wrestler
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.2004.013136
DP  - 2005 Jan 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - e2--e2
VI  - 39
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/1/e2.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/1/e2.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2005 Jan 01; 39
AB  - 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.