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E. A. Newsholme; A. R. Leech
University of Oxford Oxford, England

JAMA. 1985;253(17):2494-2495.

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To the Editor.—

In his review of our book "The Runner: Energy and Endurance," Dr Frederick¹ states that he was "frustrated by numerous errors... and flabbergasted by the lack of reference citations." May I respectfully point out that reference citations (as many as 62) are given (pp 145 to 147) and, moreover, that these include full titles. I should also like to take issue with Dr Frederick on the question of specific errors. Ron Hill²was the first marathon runner to use glycogen loading. The experts in the field of nutrition and body weight agree on 26% (or slightly more), not 23%, of the body weight as fat in the average young adult female.^3,4 The view that a decrease in body fat can produce amenorrhea and that this may be a biologic means of contraception receives strong support from Rose Frisch⁴ in her article in Biological . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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