It is common to find mild to serious dehydration during exercise in hot, humid conditions. To restore euhydration, the literature shows that a fluid volume larger than sweat loss should be ingested post-exercise; ingestion ...

Purpose: to determine if Engell’s 9-point subjective scale of thirst perception (TP) is able to detect varying levels of hypohydration after exercise in the heat. In addition, we wished to evaluate the susceptibility of ...

In the past. we thought there were differences hetween tropica! and temperate zones in the etiology of intestinal diseases. Recent observations indicate that such differences do not exist. Infectious agents are ubiquitous. ...

PURPOSE:to determine the strength of the association between the amount of fluid people say they want to drink after exercise and the actual amount of fluid intake within 30 min post-exercise.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the hydration status, fluid balance and core temperature changes during an enduro motorcycle race. METHODS: 12 professional male enduro drivers gave written informed consent to participate. Data were ...

The objective of the ACSM Annual Meeting is the exchange of scientific information. Authors of free communications must submi t abstracts by a specific deadline for evaluation. As the written record of those presentations, ...

The science of sports nutrition is quickly growing to maturity. The last two decades have seen the publication of the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and many sound textbooks such as those edited by Ron Maughan ...

Se analiza cómo muchas personas son presa de su propio deseo de lograr resultados sin hacer el esfuerzo correspondiente. Además, se presentan sugerencias sobre cómo discernir la afirmaciones falsas de las que quizás sí ...

During sports training and games, thermoregulation may be a challenge when environmental conditions are hot and/or humid. In addition, limited opportunities to drink may promote dehydration and exacerbate the thermoregulatory ...

Este estudio evaluó el efecto del alga espirulina en el tratamiento de reducción de peso en 15 mujeres universitarias, grupo control (n=7) y grupo experimental (n=8). El tratamiento consistió en tres tomas de una cápsula ...