
@article{ref1,
title="American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Committee Scientific Review: eating before swimming",
journal="International journal of aquatic research and education",
year="2011",
author="Chambers, Peter and Quan, Linda and Wernicke, Peter and Markenson, David",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="483-492",
abstract="Questions to be Addressed  Does swimming within one hour of eating increase the risk of drowning in child or adult recreational or competitive swimmers?  Introduction/Overview  There is a persistent belief in the United States that swimming immediately after eating will cause stomach cramps, which could lead to drowning. This review sur- veys the scholarly literature to investigate whether any correlation exists between eating and fatal or non-fatal drowning events and to establish whether it is safe to swim after eating.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-9997",
doi="10.25035/ijare.05.04.12",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.25035/ijare.05.04.12"
}