The Preventable Effect of Taekwondo Sport among Cadets and Junior' Bone Mineral Density: DEXA Assessment

• Main Authors: Hadeel Ali Ghazzawi (Author), Adam Tawfiq Amawi (Author), Hamza Alduraidi (Author), Malik Juweid (Author), Hussam H. Alhawari (Author), Mousa A. Al-Abbadi (Author), Ali M. Alabbadi (Author), Lana Salah Subhi AlNemer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Athletes competing in Taekwondo (TKD), the weight-category sport, tend to rapidly lose weight to achieve the desired body weight for better competitive results. Little is known about the effect of rapid weight reduction on bone mass density (BMD), especially during childhood and adolescence. The cur...