Drinking too much - Health + Injury

ferret fur

06/05/2007 at 20:58

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article1747577.ece

interesting article

Son of a Pronator man

06/05/2007 at 22:01

Yes, an interesting read.

times article

Siance

06/05/2007 at 22:37

Oh it's about hyponatraemia..
<pours another glass of wine>

Ultracat

07/05/2007 at 11:56

good article.

Plodding Hippo

07/05/2007 at 13:39

yes, quite well written that is

Ultracat

07/05/2007 at 15:39

wonder if the drinks manufacturers will re-consider what they put in their energy drinks?

maybe race organisers could hand out crisps in a marathon, would make a change.

Wil Ward

07/05/2007 at 15:47

very interesting

Plodding Hippo

07/05/2007 at 15:49

Im glad YOU said that Happycat, and not me

;)

Mind you, theres not much salt in crisps these days

Ultracat

07/05/2007 at 15:51

Hippo I did notice Walkers saying on their crisps they had reduced the salt.

Doesn't the body just dispose of any excess salt?

Plodding Hippo

07/05/2007 at 15:58

well, yeah, it does
actually

but chronic salt overload over a long period of time is linked to high blood pressure
still think we should be given the choice

grumbles

Slimline chips

07/05/2007 at 16:41

In the stockholm marathon organisers had a table handing out salted Gerkins during the 2nd half, like the idea about crisp.

Plodding Hippo

07/05/2007 at 16:46

a gherkin might go down quite nicely in a marathon

Ultracat

07/05/2007 at 18:04

Hippo no gherkin will be going into my mouth during the Stockholm Marathon.

What about salt tablets, worthwhile?

michael davis 4

08/05/2007 at 00:05

When I was a lad (showing my age here) crisps used to come with a little packet of salt which you could add or not to your taste. Maybe we don't need crisps but a table in marathons that hand out the little packets of salt.

Plodding Hippo

08/05/2007 at 07:44

Happycat

quite a lot of the ultra people and ironman lot take salt tablets

Michael-but that takes all the FUN out of it;)

Ultracat

08/05/2007 at 12:57

micheal I remember the little blue packets of salt you used to get in crisps, but then you didn't really get flavoured crisps then.

Usually after a marathon I don't want to even look at anything sweet so it would make a change to get something salty during a marathon.

fat buddha

08/05/2007 at 14:20

"quite a lot of the ultra people and ironman lot take salt tablets"

they tend not to be just sodium though (but I guess you know that Hipps!) but are the full electrolyte tabs/drinks........

IM events tend to have an interesting mix of things at the run aid stations from gels and energy drinks to crisps, nuts, bananas, flat Coke etc through to what I think is a life saver - chicken soup (well, more a chicken bouillon)...........when you crave some salt and a change from sweet and sticky gels and energy drinks, the chicken soup gives a real lift.............should be compulsory in marathons!

Plodding Hippo

08/05/2007 at 14:25

very true Mr Buddha

i must pack some savoury stuff for this weekend

there is only so much sugar a body can take!

Julia

12/05/2007 at 14:09

Very interesting.
i guess that's why the gels are so popular, you get what you need without drinking too much.

AsiaRunner

13/05/2007 at 13:50

wow. scary read.

i don't like the fancy pants drinks and scoff honey whilst out on long ones followed by rinsing my mouth with water.

anyone else do this? is it ok...perhaps I should have a couple of crisps in my pocket too.

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