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Too much water can make runners sick, even if they eat lots of salt
Original Title
Case Study: Symptomatic Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia in an Endurance Runner Despite Sodium Supplementation.
doi:10.1123/ijsnem.2014-024120%
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Methodology score · 20/100
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A runner drank too much water during a long hike and got very sick, even though he ate a lot of salt. He got better after drinking a strong salt mix in the field.
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