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Caffeine, fluid-electrolyte balance, temperature regulation, and exercise-heat tolerance
- Posted: 5 October 2007
- Categroy: Health Research Archive
Dietitians, exercise physiologists, athletic trainers, and other sports medicine personnel commonly recommend that exercising adults and athletes refrain from caffeine use because it is a diuretic, and it may exacerbate dehydration and hyperthermia.
Abstract no: Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2007 Jul;35(3):135-40.
Dietitians, exercise physiologists, athletic trainers, and other sports medicine personnel commonly recommend that exercising adults and athletes refrain from caffeine use because it is a diuretic, and it may exacerbate dehydration and hyperthermia. This review, contrary to popular beliefs, proposes that caffeine consumption does not result in the following: (a) water-electrolyte imbalances or hyperthermia and (b) reduced exercise-heat tolerance.
5th October, 2007
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