The food and weight combat. A problematic fight for the elite combat sports athlete

Appetite

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 234-242

  Pettersson, Stefan ^a   Pipping Ekström, Marianne ^a   Berg, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluids; Qualitative; Sports nutrition; Weight category athletes; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WRESTLING;

ATHLETES; BOXING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; WEIGHT LOSS; WRESTLING;

EID: 84861862614     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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