Body composition and resting metabolic rate of Japanese college Sumo wrestlers and non-athlete students

Are Sumo wrestlers obese

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ID6135679
AutoresTaro Yamauchi (0000-0002-7545-7983, The University of Tokyo), Takashi Abe (0000-0003-0568-1004, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Taishi Midorikawa (0000-0001-7985-1905, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Masakatsu Kondo (Nihon University)
Ano2004
Volume112
Fascículo2
Páginas179-185
Data de publicação2004-01-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnthropological Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570
EditoraAnthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.1537/ase.040210
OpenAlexW2068524197
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas25

The body mass index [BMI = body weight/height2 (kg/m2)] is widely used as an indicator of obesity. However, BMI is not the best way to assess obesity, because obesity is an excess of body fat, not body weight. The difference between obesity assessments based on BMI and those based on the percentage of body fat (%Fat) causes problems in evaluating extraordinarily large people, such as Sumo wrestlers, who have both a large fat mass and a large muscle mass. We assessed obesity in male college Sumo wrestlers (n = 15) and non-athlete students (n = 20) using BMI and %Fat as reference indices. Anthropometric parameters and resting metabolic rate (in the sitting position) were measured. The mean body weight, BMI, and %Fat for Sumo wrestlers were 125.1 kg, 40.0, and 25.6%, respectively, which were extraordinarily high, as compared to non-athlete students (P 25%). Furthermore, the body composition chart clearly showed that some Sumo wrestlers were no more adipose than the non-athlete students. Due to their remarkable muscle development, Sumo wrestlers have an excessive fat-free mass. Thus we conclude that it is necessary to consider both BMI and %Fat to assess obesity in excessively muscular people, such as Sumo wrestlers. Furthermore, we propose new criteria and methods for documenting obesity in Sumo wrestlers based on energy metabolism that considers physical activity and dietary intake

Adipose tissue · Anthropometry · Body Fat Percentage · Body mass index · Classification of obesity · Fat mass · Obesity · Pathology · Physical therapy · Sitting · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Medicine · Sports Performance and Training · Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine

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