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hyponatremia
(redirected from Salt deficiency)

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hyponatremia [‚hī·pə·nə′trē·mē·ə]
(medicine)
Subnormal or reduced blood sodium levels.


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These are normal body responses to a salt deficiency and a coping mechanism to restore the necessary balance in the system.
In addition, if you train hard on a regular basis, you are not likely to develop a salt deficiency even with high sweat rates on hot days.
Doctors never figured out exactly what caused the cramps, but the best guess was a salt deficiency from sweating so heavily.
 
 
 
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