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Monica Klungland Torstveit, Ida Fahrenholtz, Thomas B. Stenqvist, Øystein Sylta, and Anna Melin

altered hormonal profile and elevated rate of bone loss are associated with low bone mass in professional horse-racing jockeys . Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 30 ( 5 ), 534 – 542 . doi:10.1007/s00774-012-0354-4 Fahrenholtz , I.L. , Sjödin , A. , Benardot , D. , Tornberg , Å

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Louise M. Burke, Graeme L. Close, Bronwen Lundy, Martin Mooses, James P. Morton, and Adam S. Tenforde

practices that may compromise health. Common methods to make weight include food restriction, prolonged sweating, and even forced vomiting, known in the horse-racing industry as “flipping” ( Dolan et al., 2011 ; Wilson et al., 2014b ). Jockeys typically consume inadequate diets ( Dolan et al., 2011 ; Poon

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Tom Mitchell, Adam Gledhill, Mark Nesti, Dave Richardson, and Martin Littlewood

Opinion in Psychology, 16, 93 – 97 . doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.03.011 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.03.011 Martin , D , Wilson , G. , Morton , J.P. , Close , G.L. , & Murphy , R.C. ( 2017 ). The horseracing industry’s perception of nutritional and weight-making practices of professional jockeys

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Petter Fagerberg

, C. , Kelleher , G. , Byrne , B. , Tormey , W. , … Warrington , G.D. ( 2012 ). An altered hormonal profile and elevated rate of bone loss are associated with low bone mass in professional horse-racing jockeys . Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 30 ( 5 ), 534 – 542 . PubMed doi:10

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1 , SJ Cullen 1 1 Department of Sport & Exercise Science, South East Technological University 2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Limerick 3 Sport and Human Performance Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick 4 Irish Horseracing Regulatory