Rapid weight reduction in wrestling.

extreme weight loss which many wrestlers undergo in order to &dquo;make weight&dquo; before competition. Anyone familiar with the sport of wrestling is aware that each week many wrestlers lose anywhere from 5 to 10 per cent of their body weight in the few days preceding their match in order to compete in a lower weight classification with hopes of gaining an advantage over a smaller opponent. It is fairly obvious, even to the casual