I spoke to a running coach and they said it was likely due to a lack of
sodium intake during the race.
Not exact matches
In 79 % of participants, dietary
sodium was reduced
during the restriction phase, and 65 % of patients reduced their
intake by > 20 %.
Shedding pounds isn't easy, but considering that an estimated 75 percent of our
sodium intake comes from store - bought processed foods rather than what is added
during cooking or at the dinner table, cutting back on salt isn't either — and ultimately, doing so may not be as beneficial for us as we think it is.
The «wildly speculative values» of 3 to 7 grams per day referred to by Cordain came from a cohort study published in 2011 in The Journal of the American Medical Association in which
sodium intake of almost twenty - nine thousand patients with established cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus was estimated by twenty - four - hour urinary
sodium excretion.26
During the follow - up of fifty - four months, the study found that daily
sodium intake below three grams and above seven grams significantly increased cardiovascular risk.
The flaw in this hypothesis, however, is that
sodium intake did not increase between 1957 and 200324 and has increased only slightly between 1988 and 2010.24,28 Obviously the puzzling rapid increase in type 1 diabetes
during this century is not caused by increased salt
intake.
Although it's more common
during the first few weeks of a keto diet (increased demean for electrolytes), you may experience it at any point, if your electrolyte
intake (
sodium, magnesium, potassium) is too low.
It is noted that a
sodium intake of less than 2 grams per day, which approximates the
sodium intake of the paleo diet with no added salt, was associated with a 68 percent increase in cardiovascular disease risk
during follow - up of fifty - four months in the study reviewed in the Kresser blog.26 Another study, which excluded subjects with cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes, found that after thirty - three months, the cardiovascular risk of those with daily
sodium excretion of 1.9 grams was 36 percent higher after adjustment for body mass index and sex than the risk of those excreting 3 grams.6
While healthy sea salt consumption is important
during pregnancy to build blood volume, some mamas may feel relieve by temporarily reducing
sodium intake.
An imbalance in potassium and
sodium levels can impair body function, which is why proper hydration and
intake of vitamins and minerals is important at all times, and even more so
during a detox.
During longer workouts (90 minutes or more), some of your fluid
intake should include a sports drink (like Gatorade) to replace lost
sodium and other minerals (electrolytes).
Hi Chris, to avoid or lessen the symptoms of keto - flu, an increased
intake of electrolytes is required (e.g. in case of
sodium it's 3,000 - 5,000 mg of additional
sodium occurring naturally in food)
during the induction phase (to counteract the effects of carbohydrate withdrawal).
Increase your
sodium intake before exercise if you are a salty sweater — meaning you notice salt residue on your clothes
during or after physical activity.
Using the same weigh - in requirements today
during the Ironman and similar races could save lives as the severity of the problem is usually associated with weight gain due to the high fluid
intake and the body's inability to regulate water and
sodium.
A lot of proathletes, as well as high - level amateur athletes, must kind of increase their salt
intake during training, even
during the session; otherwise, their
sodium and water balance can get so far out of whack that they can literally just kind of pass out.