Quantification of sweat electrolyte losses during prolonged exercise

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Quantification of Sweat Electrolyte Losses During Prolonged Exercise provides an update of the goals of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, which include expanding its reach into sports nutrition and broadening the scope of its research in the science of hydration. The video also presents research that examines electrolyte needs of athletes. Specifically, the video details the role of sweat sodium loss in exercise-associated cramping and hyponatremia. In addition, the video discusses methods of measuring sweat electrolyte loss and offers insights relating to these collection procedures.

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34 minutes

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Alexander Street

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