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Elite male flat jockeys display lower bone density and lower resting metabolic rate than their female counterparts: implications for athlete welfare
To test the hypothesis that daily weight-making is more problematic to health in male compared with female jockeys, we compared the bone density and resting metabolic rate (RMR) in weight-matched male and female Flat jockeys. RMR (kcal/kg lean mass) was lower in males compared with females as well as lower bone-density Z scores at the hip and lumbar spine. Data suggest the lifestyle of male jockeys compromise health more severely than females, possibly because of making weight more frequently.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences technical sports |
| Tagging: | Knochenmineraldichte |
| Published in: | Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2015-0354 |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Pages: | 1318-1320 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |