RELATION OF CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE TO FOOD AND WATER INTAKE IN MAN
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ACUTE CONFUSIONAL STATES AND DEMENTIA IN THE ELDERLY: THE ROLE OF DEHYDRATION/VOLUME DEPLETION, PHYSICAL ILLNESS AND AGE
A prospective study was undertaken to investigate the incidence and aetiology of acute confusional states in physically ill old people. The subjects were 71 patients aged 70 years or over who were admitted as emergencies to a general medical unit. Mental testing revealed that: (a) one in six patients had an acute confusional state on [...]
PROBLEM: THIRST, DRINKING BEHAVIOR, AND INVOLUNTARY DEHYDRATION
The phenomenon of involuntary dehydration, the delay in full restoration of a body water deficit by drinking, has been described extensively but relatively little is known about its physiological mechanism. It occurs primarily in humans when they are exposed to various stresses including exercise, environmental heat and cold, altitude, water immersion, dehydration, and perhaps microgravity, [...]
EFFECT OF DRINK FLAVOR AND NACL ON VOLUNTARY DRINKING AND HYDRATION IN BOYS EXERCISING IN THE HEAT
This study was intended to assess the influence of drink flavor and composition on voluntary drinking and hydration status in children exercising intermittently at 35 +/- 1 degrees C and 45-50% relative humidity. Twelve boys (9-12 yr) performed three 3-h identical sessions (four 20-min cycling bouts at 50% maximal O2 uptake followed by 25-min rest). [...]
HYPERNATREMIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS. A HETEROGENEOUS, MORBID, AND IATROGENIC ENTITY
The causes, therapy for, and consequences of hypernatremia in elderly patients are not well understood. We found that in 15,187 consecutive hospital admissions, 162 (1.1%) patients who were at least 60 years of age had serum sodium levels that measured greater than 148 meq/L. Of that 162, 57% had become hypernatremic in the hospital; the [...]
EXERCISE TEMPERATURE REGULATION IN MAN DURING HYPOHYDRATION AND HYPERHYDRATION
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ROLE OF TASTE PREFERENCE ON FLUID INTAKE DURING AND AFTER 90 MIN OF RUNNING AT 60% VO2MAX IN THE HEAT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between taste preference and total fluid intake during a 90-min run at 60% VO2max as well as during a 90-min period of seated recovery under hyperthermic conditions (30 degrees C, 50% RH), comparing the ad libitum intake of water and two carbohydrate-electrolyte drinks (one [...]
MECHANISMS CONTROLLING FLUID INGESTION: THIRST AND DRINKING
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FLUID INTAKE AND HYDRATION: CRITICAL INDICATORS OF NURSING HOME QUALITY
Hydration issues are important considerations for the elderly and infirm. What was previously taken for granted often becomes the focus of daily attention. Nursing homes must take a proactive stance in designing systems and training staff to deal with hydration. The minimum daily fluid requirements, and the steps necessary to investigate suspected dehydration, should be [...]