When young guys eat certain carbs that don’t digest and burn through their stored energy, their blood sodium dips just a little — but not enough to throw off body scan measurements.

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Muscle glycogen depletion does not alter segmental extracellular and intracellular water distribution measured using bioimpedance spectroscopy.

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2018 Jun 1

The study looked at young men who burned off muscle fuel and ate indigestible carbs, and found their body water stayed balanced and didn’t trick body scanners. This matches the idea that small changes in salt levels don’t mess up these measurements.

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Muscle glycogen depletion does not alter segmental extracellular and intracellular water distribution measured using bioimpedance spectroscopy.

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DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00666.2017

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When young guys eat certain carbs that their body can't digest, their blood sodium dips a little bit — but only when they're using up stored energy, not when they're refilling it. This suggests the kind of carb they eat might affect their body's salt balance, even if they're drinking the same amount of water.

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