Case proven: exercise associated hyponatraemia is due to overdrinking. So why did it take 20 years before the original evidence was accepted?

Br J Sports Med. 2006 Jul;40(7):567-72. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.020354.

Abstract

The reluctance to accept the evidence may be because it conflicted with the prevalent message of the sports drink industry

MeSH terms

  • Dehydration / complications
  • Dehydration / therapy
  • Drinking Behavior
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Fluid Therapy / methods
  • Humans
  • Hyponatremia / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Running / physiology*
  • Water / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Water