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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I hope this works. Every
Chirurgeon need to read this. Anne the Spinster <br><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2 color="#666666"><b>OPINION
|</b> </font> <font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=2> April 14, 2005
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size=4 color="#000066"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/opinion/14thu2.html?ex=1114488000&en=2c61e9f4122391f4&ei=5070">Editorial:
Brain-Dead From Sports Drinks </a></b></font><br><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times">For years now, we've been hearing
about the importance of hydration during prolonged exercise in hot
weather. Now, it turns out, too much hydration can kill you.
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While this information is factual, it has been subjected to media hype
over the past several years. The risk from dehydration is much greater
than the risk from hyponatremia (the condition of low sodium referred to
in this article). It is a problem mainly of extreme sports rather than
the conditions we see in the SCA. I would have to go back to the original
journals, but this is the first I've seen mention of it occurring with
the use of sports drinks. Typically it comes from pushing water over very
long periods. <br><br>
See my article "On Rehydration"
<a href="http://www.chirurgeon.org/On_Rehydration.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.chirurgeon.org/On_Rehydration.html<br><br>
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In Service to Physick and Chirurgy,<br>
Galen<br><br>
Friar Galen of Ockham, MC, OP<br>
Chirurgeon's Point:
<a href="http://www.chirurgeon.org/" eudora="autourl">http://www.chirurgeon.org<br><br>
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