Promotion of Healthy Weight-Control Practices in Young Athletes

Children and adolescents may participate in sports that favor a particular body type. Some sports, such as gymnastics, dance, and distance running, emphasize a slim or lean physique for aesthetic or performance reasons. Participants in weight-class sports, such as wrestling and martial arts, may att...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2017-09, Vol.140 (3)
Main Authors: Carl, Rebecca L, Johnson, Miriam D, Martin, Thomas J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Athletes
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Body weight
Body weight gain
Body weight loss
Caloric Restriction
Child
Children
Children & youth
Company business planning
Control
Counseling
Dehydration - physiopathology
Female
Health aspects
Health promotion
Humans
Male
Obesity - therapy
Overweight - therapy
Pediatricians
Pediatrics
Physician's Role
Planning
Practice
Sports - physiology
Teenage athletes
Teenagers
Weight control
Weight Gain
Weight Loss
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Summary:Children and adolescents may participate in sports that favor a particular body type. Some sports, such as gymnastics, dance, and distance running, emphasize a slim or lean physique for aesthetic or performance reasons. Participants in weight-class sports, such as wrestling and martial arts, may attempt weight loss so they can compete at a lower weight class. Other sports, such as football and bodybuilding, highlight a muscular physique; young athletes engaged in these sports may desire to gain weight and muscle mass. This clinical report describes unhealthy methods of weight loss and gain as well as policies and approaches used to curb these practices. The report also reviews healthy strategies for weight loss and weight gain and provides recommendations for pediatricians on how to promote healthy weight control in young athletes.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2017-1871