Table 3 Changes in energy intake per kg body weight.

	Pre	End	Reduction rate (%)
Energy (kcal/kg)
WR	37.97 (6.20)†	18.11 (5.41)*	52.30
Control	29.50 (7.20)	24.95 (8.94)	15.43
Protein (g/kg)
WR	1.23 (0.21)	0.49 (0.15)*†	60.08
Control	1.02 (0.27)	0.78 (0.23)	23.40
Lipids (g/kg)
WR	1.24 (0.21)	0.55 (0.17)*	55.48
Control	0.94 (0.30)	0.82 (0.39)	13.48
Carbohydrates (g/kg)
WR	5.35 (1.13)	3.50 (1.27)*	33.77
Control	4.25 (1.05)	2.84 (1.00)	33.13

End, 1 day before the competition; Pre, 20 days before the competition; WR, weight reduction.

WR group, n = 8; control group, n = 8.

*p<0.05, compared with pre‐value.

†p<0.05, compared with control.

Results are expressed as mean (SD).