EFFECTS OF DEHYDRATION ON GASTRIC EMPTYING AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS WHILE RUNNING

Gastrointestinal distress is commonly reported by athletes after ingestion of a beverage. We speculate that ingestion may be occurring after dehydration has taken place. The high prevalence of GI disorders in marathon runners who have lost greater than or equal to 4% body weight supports this theory. To test this theory, the effects of dehydration, [...]

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THE RESPONSE OF ARGININE VASOPRESSIN TO INTRAVENOUS ETHANOL AND HYPERTONIC SALINE IN MAN: THE IMPACT OF AGING

The effect of age on the hypothalamic-hypophyseal-renal axis in normal man was determined by assaying plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) responses to inhibitory and to secretory stimuli. Nine young (21-49 years) and 13 old (54-92 years) subjects received IV ethanol (375 mg/m2 per min). AVP levels fell progressively during the infusion in the young group, but [...]

By |2013-01-31T18:34:05+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Age and the elderly, Scientific papers|0 Comments

EFFECTS OF EXERCISE ON FLUID EXCHANGE AND BODY COMPOSITION IN MAN DURING 14-DAY BED REST

To determine the cause of the body weight loss during bed rest (BR), fluid balance and anthropometric measurements were taken from seven men (19-21 yr) during three 2-wk BR periods which were separated by 3-wk ambulatory recovery periods. Caloric intake was 3,073 +/- 155 (SD) kcal/day. During two of the three BR periods they performed [...]

PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF HYPOHYDRATION: EXERCISE PERFORMANCE AND THERMOREGULATION

During exercise in the heat, sweat output often exceeds water intake, which results in a body water deficit or hypohydration. This water deficit occurs from both the intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments, and causes a hypertonic-hypovolemia of the blood. Aerobic exercise tasks are likely to be adversely affected by hypohydration; and the warmer the environment [...]

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THERMOREGULATION IN HYPERHYDRATED MEN DURING PHYSICAL EXERCISE

The influence of hyperhydration on thermoregulatory function was tested in 8 male volunteers. The subjects performed cycle exercise in the upright position at 52% Vo2max for 45 min in a thermoneutral (Ta = 23 degrees C) environment. The day after the control exercise the subjects were hyperhydrated with tap water (35 ml X kg-1 of [...]

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AGE AND HYPOHYDRATION INDEPENDENTLY INFLUENCE THE PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESPONSE TO HEAT STRESS

Seven young (Y, 22-28 yr) and seven middle-aged (MA, 49-60 yr) normotensive men of similar body size, fatness, and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) were exposed to a heat challenge in an environmental chamber (48 degrees C, 15% relative humidity). Tests were performed in two hydration states: hydrated (H, 25 ml water/kg body wt 1 h [...]

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HEAT STRESS IMPAIRMENT OF MENTAL PERFORMANCE: A REVISION OF TOLERANCE LIMITS

A time-related, heat stress tolerance curve for unimpaired mental performance was constructed by Wing from a summary of 15 studies. The tolerance limits, more properly described as the lower limits for heat impaired mental performance, were subsequently adopted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health as the recommended standard of tolerance times for [...]

By |2013-01-31T18:34:05+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Mental performance, Scientific papers|0 Comments