Are elite gymnasts really malnourished? Evaluation of diet, anthropometry and immunocompetence

Nutrition Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 15-29

  Nova, Esther ^a   Montero, Ana ^a   López Varela, Sara ^a   Marcos, Ascensión ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b Tel: +34 91 5490038 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Diet; Gymnasts; Immunocompetence

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALNUTRITION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0035106054     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(00)00297-9     Document Type: Article

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