@article{ref1,
title="Hyperthermia and dehydration-related deaths associated with intentional rapid weight loss in three collegiate wrestlers--North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Michigan, November-December 1997",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="1998",
author="",
volume="47",
number="6",
pages="105-108",
abstract="During November 7-December 9, 1997, three previously healthy collegiate wrestlers in different states died while each was engaged in a program of rapid weight loss to qualify for competition. In the hours preceding the official weigh-in, all three wrestlers engaged in a similar rapid weight-loss regimen that promoted dehydration through perspiration and resulted in hyperthermia. The wrestlers restricted food and fluid intake and attempted to maximize sweat losses by wearing vapor-impermeable suits under cotton warm-up suits and exercising vigorously in hot environments. This report summarizes the investigation of these three cases.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}