Dangerous exercise: The hype of dehydration & heat-stroke

January 16, 2013 by Tom Barrett   Comments (1)

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A fascinating article on deaths caused from sports.  Claims that causes of death due to heat stroke and dehydration are largely untrue.

This raises interesting questions about how much hydration during an extreme event is necessary.

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2013/01/dangerous-exercise-hype-of-dehydration.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FcJKs+%28The+Science+of+Sport%29

 

What does everyone else think?

 

Tom

interesting. But the coroners offices are infamous for taking short cuts and sticking to the easiest conclusion on causes of death. They don't care how misinformation is causing many people to remain sedentary.

Martie Martin 4474 days ago