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| Jun 21, 2012 at 13:26 | comment | added | ChrisW |
For further details about not enough salt, see also Hypovolemia and Hyponatremia. People who are "vegan" like the OP is, do not eat like you do, and especially when they commute by bike, they must deliberately consider their salt intake.
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| Jun 20, 2012 at 21:26 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | I'm only going to add that, on a hot, humid day, exercising intensely over the course of several hours, it's quite possible to deplete the sodium in your body if you tend to be a heavy sweater. The symptoms of this are deceptively similar to dehydration, but are not relieved by drinking fluids, leaving one feeling extremely fatigued (though ingesting a modest amount of salt will quickly relieve the fatigue). Often people have this syndrome without recognizing it, as it seems to go away with rest (as people eat and slowly replenish their sodium stores). | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 21:10 | comment | added | jimchristie♦ | Yeah, you need it to survive but you need fat to survive too and we all know that too much of that isn't a good thing. And yeah, some people are more sensitive to it than others but most of us are already getting too much. Anyway, I didn't mean to start a debate on the subject. All I'm saying is that I'd consult my doctor before I deliberately increased my sodium intake. | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 20:22 | comment | added | ChrisW | I thought it was simple: that without salt, you can't retain water. Given that I cook for myself, need to drink water and retain it (e.g. for an hour on the bike), and perspire profusely, I give myself salt. I also visit the doctor for a yearly checkup (to get person-specific medical advice). | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 20:15 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | @jimirings -- Relatively few people have the genetic makeup that makes them sensitive to excess sodium, creating a need to avoid it. The paranoia about sodium greatly exceeds the valid concerns. | |
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| Jun 20, 2012 at 18:57 | comment | added | jimchristie♦ | True, but it's a relatively rare thing especially in comparison to the number of people who ingest way too much sodium. Electrolyte imbalances can also be caused by over-hydrating which is actually more likely than sweating out all of your electrolytes. Plus, we're talking about a 10 mile commute here. Unless it's through Death Valley, it's probably not enough to cause an electrolyte imbalance. Glad the beer was in jest. I just wanted to be sure. You wouldn't have been the first person I'd heard recommend that and been serious. | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 18:35 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | @jimirings -- On a long ride in hot weather it's fairly easy to sweat out enough sodium (and also potassium) to cause an electrolyte imbalance. The voice of experience. The beer comment was (mostly) in jest. | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 16:25 | comment | added | jimchristie♦ | Perhaps you were being sarcastic about the beer, but for clarity's sake: Alcohol is a terrible recovery drink. jsams.org/article/S1440-2440(09)00003-6/abstract It's also not advisable to raise your sodium intake unless told to do so by a doctor. Most people on a western diet, vegans included, get more than enough sodium. livestrong.com/article/… - The links at the bottom of that article are excellent as well. | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 15:48 | comment | added | ChrisW | One of the more difficult nutrients for a vegetarian to get enough off is iron; but lack of iron is detectable by a blood test. | |
| Jun 19, 2012 at 21:15 | history | edited | Daniel R Hicks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 19, 2012 at 20:06 | history | answered | Daniel R Hicks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |