In Brief: College athlete deaths update
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
College athlete deaths update: FDA continues investigation of a possible relationship between the recent deaths of three college wrestlers and dietary supplement use ("The Tan Sheet" Dec. 22, 1997, In Brief). The athletes died after following pre-match weight loss programs that involved avoiding fluid intake and exercising in rubber suits. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention announced Feb. 19 that dehydration was a factor in all of the deaths and hyperthermia in two; CDC did not mention supplements in its report...