Too Much Water An Underestimated Exercise Risk
Hyperhydration, rather than dehydration, may pose an underestimated health risk to athletes. Tim Noakes, from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) submits that heat-induced dehydration rarely causes athletes to collapse during workouts or competition. In most cases, the culprit is exercise-associated postural hypotension (low blood pressure when standing), in which case primary treatment consists …