Weight loss in amateur wrestlers and its effect on serum testosterone levels

A study assessed changes in body weight (BW), body fat (BF) (skinfolds), and serum hormones in 19 amateur male wrestlers (18 college and 1 highschool) during and 2 months after the wrestling season. The results showed a decrease in BW, BF, and serum testosterone and prolactin during the season, and...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 254; no. 23; p. 3337
Main Authors Strauss, R.H, Lanese, R.R, Malarkey, W.B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 20.12.1985
Subjects
Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology
Body Weight
COMPOSICION DE LA SANGRE
COMPOSITION DU SANG
DIETA TERAPEUTICA
HORMONAS
HORMONE
Humans
Male
PESO
POIDS
Prolactin - blood
REGIME THERAPEUTIQUE
Skinfold Thickness
Sports
TEJIDO ADIPOSO
TESTOSTERONAS
TESTOSTERONE
Testosterone - blood
TISSU ADIPEUX
Wrestling
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Summary:A study assessed changes in body weight (BW), body fat (BF) (skinfolds), and serum hormones in 19 amateur male wrestlers (18 college and 1 highschool) during and 2 months after the wrestling season. The results showed a decrease in BW, BF, and serum testosterone and prolactin during the season, and an association of low testosterone with low BF and with significant BF and BW losses. It is concluded that weight loss dietary restriction in wrestlers may adversely reduce serum testosterone.(wz)
Bibliography:8731329
S30
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.1985.03360230069025