'Drink when thirsty' to avoid fatal drops in blood sodium levels during exercise
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
For hikers, football players, endurance athletes, and a growing range of elite and recreational exercisers, the best approach to preventing potentially serious reductions in blood sodium level is to drink when thirsty, according to an updated consensus statement on exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH).