NUTRITN 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Hyponatremia, Electrolyte, Fluid Balance
12 Nov 2018
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What do we use water for: transportation, blood volume, body temperature, protects and lubricates, body organs and tissues. According to common wisdom: average person needs to consume approximately 9 cups of fluid per day. Hydration in athletes: water balance is vital for performance. If an athlete is not urinating every 2-4 hours he/she is not drinking enough. Risk of over/ under consumption: too much-rare, dilution of sodium ( hyponatremia, athletes who replace all fluid with water (in hot weather, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, death, too little, dehydration, vulnerable populations, elderly. Infants: sick (vomiting, diarrhea, extra care needed when, exercising, hot temperatures, pregnancy and breastfeeding, consuming alcohol. Water vs. gatorade: endurance athletes (training 6-8 hours per day, recreational athletes, during exercise of physical work in high heat and/ or humidity, recently experienced diarrhea or vomiting, at a tournament (long duration) Too much caffeine: rise in blood pressure and heart rate, seizures, miscarriages, mood swings.
