HS Wrestlers Forfeit Over Use of 'Sauna Suits'

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A number of wrestlers at Carmel (Ind.) High School were made to forfeit matches from earlier this season due to their use of banned weight-loss products.

IndyStar reports that eight wrestlers used so-called “sauna suits” during practices. The suits are typically made of a non-breathable material such as rubber or vinyl, and can contribute to rapid water weight loss. The profuse sweating the suits cause can lead to dangerous levels of dehydration, and according to WRTV in Indianapolis the suits contributed to multiple deaths of wrestlers at the high school and collegiate levels in the 1990s. Their use is banned by the NCAA, and the National Federation of State High School Associations.

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