Waterlogged : the serious problem of overhydration in endurance sports / Tim Noakes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics, c2012.Description: xviii, 428 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 145042497X : PAP
  • 9781450424974
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.7/1 23
LOC classification:
  • RC1220.E53 N63 2012
Contents:
Perspectives on human physiology and hydration -- Thirst as a signal for fluid intake -- Water's role in thermoregulation -- Salt balance in the body -- Emergence of the sports drink industry -- The shaky science of hydration -- Early drinking guidelines -- Discovery of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) -- The biology of EAH -- EAH and EAHE on a global scale -- Guidelines for fluid intake and diagnosis of EAH.
Summary: Noakes takes you inside the science of athlete hydration for a fascinating look at the human body's need for water and how it uses the liquids it injects. He exposes the myths surrounding dehydration and presents up-to-date hydration guidelines for endurance sports and prolonged training activities
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-412) and index.

Perspectives on human physiology and hydration -- Thirst as a signal for fluid intake -- Water's role in thermoregulation -- Salt balance in the body -- Emergence of the sports drink industry -- The shaky science of hydration -- Early drinking guidelines -- Discovery of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) -- The biology of EAH -- EAH and EAHE on a global scale -- Guidelines for fluid intake and diagnosis of EAH.

Noakes takes you inside the science of athlete hydration for a fascinating look at the human body's need for water and how it uses the liquids it injects. He exposes the myths surrounding dehydration and presents up-to-date hydration guidelines for endurance sports and prolonged training activities

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