Re: electrolyte supplementation

[Michael I Lindinger <mlinding@uoguelph.ca>]

On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, CMKSAGEHIL wrote:

> In a message dated 98-04-29 09:32:00 EDT, mlinding@uoguelph.ca writes:
> 
> << Your presumption here is incorrect. They are NOT sweating 10 times as
>  much.
>  For the same amount of sweat they secrete 10 times more salts than do
>  humans. This is well documented in the literature - 20 years from a
>  dozen different investigators. >>
> 
> That I can agree with--I don't think that is how you stated it in your
> previous post.  However, that does not change the fact that they become more
> efficient with training, provided there is some degree of depletion going on
> during the training period.
> 

Heidi, you state fact here. But what is the evidence? I know of no
evidence that they become more efficient (lose less electrolytes) with
training. I do know that may horses lose the ability to sweat effectively
with training, sometimes resulting in anhydrosis. this cannot be equated
with improved efficiency.

Mike Lindinger