Sports participants have misused diuretics either to reduce body weight quickly or to decrease a drug's concentration in the urine.

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Diuretics are often misused by athletes and sports participants to rapidly lose weight, which can be advantageous in sports with weight classes, or to dilute their urine, making it harder to detect the presence of performance-enhancing drugs or other banned substances.

Sports Participants Have Misused Diuretics Either to Reduce Body Weight