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Do athletes crave more salt after sweating a lot?

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Exertional sodium loss does not increase immediate salt appetite or dietary sodium intake in athletes.

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Methodology score · 34/100

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Scientists wanted to see if athletes want more salt after losing it in sweat and if they eat more salt overall than non-active people.

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Authors

Manevitz Z, Leshem M, Heled Y, Epstein Y, Gershon B, Kodesh E