Dietary Sodium Intake and Sweat Sodium Losses in Division II Collegiate Football Players During Pre-Season Training Camp

An abstract of a study by Bradley et al calculating daily sodium intake of football players over three consecutive days (5 practices) and making comparisons to their measured sweat sodium loses during practices on those days is presented. All players' dietary sodium intake was greater than meas...

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Published inJournal of athletic training Vol. 52; no. 6; p. S264
Main Authors Bradley, E A, McGinty, S, Godek, S Fowkes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dallas National Athletic Trainers Association 01.06.2017
Subjects
Body Composition
Body Weight
Electrolytes
Football
Outcome Measures
Scientific Concepts
Sodium
Team Sports
Urine
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Summary:An abstract of a study by Bradley et al calculating daily sodium intake of football players over three consecutive days (5 practices) and making comparisons to their measured sweat sodium loses during practices on those days is presented. All players' dietary sodium intake was greater than measured sweat sodium losses. The expansion of plasma volume, no changes in blood sodium, urine osmolality or body mass indicates that the players maintained sodium and fluid balance during these 3 days and 5 practices. The subjects were educated on the importance of high dietary sodium consumption during preseason potentially assisting in preventing hypovolemic hyponatremia as previously reported.
ISSN:1062-6050
1938-162X