Tag: hydration

  • Do Athletes Need Added Electrolytes?

    If dietary guidelines recommend limiting salt, why, and when might mineral salt supplementation be warranted? The major reason is that public health sodium guidelines (e.g., <2,300 mg/day in the U.S.) are designed to reduce hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk in the general population. Unfortunately, these days a lot of the general population is largely sedentary…