Disturbing Weight Cutting Behaviors in Young Combat Sports Athletes: A Cause for Concern

Overview

Journal Front Nutr

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2022 Feb 28

PMID 35223962

Authors

Nemanja Lakicevic

Reid Reale

Giuseppe DAntona

Emi Kondo

Hiroyuki Sagayama

Antonino Bianco

Patrik Drid

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