Preventing Dehydration in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Who Exercise in the Heat

BAR-OR O, KRIEMLER S, SCHURER W, WILK B, WILSON WMMEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE1999 JUN;31(6):774-9

ABSTRACT: Purpose: In healthy children who exercise in the heat, the addition of flavor, carbohydrate, and 18 mmol*L NaCl to water induced a major increase in voluntary drink intake compared with the intake of unflavored water. This increase was sufficient to prevent voluntary dehydration. We hypothesized that, to achieve a similar effect in children with cystic fibrosis, whose NaCl losses in sweat are markedly excessive, the drink should include an NaCl concentration higher than 18 mmol*L. Methods: Eleven sub

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