Are electrolytes important for athletes?
In this series of blog posts, we’ve discussed what is meant by the ‘electrolytes’, that are promoted in sports nutrition products. We’ve...
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Alan McCubbin
- 4 min
How much sodium do I need?
In this series of blog posts we’ve discussed what sodium is, what it does in the body, how it’s lost in sweat, and how to quantify those...
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Alan McCubbin
- 5 min
Sweat testing
In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. We’ve also discussed that the amount of...
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Alan McCubbin
- 4 min
Is sodium in sweat simply a reflection of the salt in your diet?
In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. We’ve also discussed that the amount of...
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Alan McCubbin
- 3 min
Can sodium help performance?
In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. In this article, Dr Alan McCubbin will take...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
How much do you sweat and how much sodium do you lose?
Sweating is an important cooling mechanism in most sporting conditions. So the most important thing you lose when you sweat is heat!...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
The role of sodium during exercise
Sodium is said to be important for athletes, and different arguments are used to explain why it is so essential. We will dive into the...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
The roles of other electrolytes
In a previous blog we discussed what electrolytes are and what sodium is. We also discussed the role of sodium in a little more detail....
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
What is sodium?
Sodium is the most talked about electrolyte... it is often talked about in relation to hydration but what exactly is it and what exactly...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Electrolytes under investigation
There are many discussions in sport, and people disagree on many topics, but one thing everyone seems to accept as common knowledge is...
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