Sat, Sep-25-04, 12:21
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Plan: DDF
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Good post, Havanah. I think some people carry this water thing a little far.
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Low-carbers need extra water. Ketosis dehydrates
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If you're in ketosis, that may be true. But note this:
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If a person gets low on fluid, the body compensates by bringing fluid back out of the kidneys and by slowing the loss of water through the skin, Valtin said. Thirst kicks in long before dehydration starts, he added.
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So many people absolutely have no trust that their sense of thirst functions and if they don't drink a gallon of water a day they're going to dry up and blow away.
I find it odd, they utterly trust the messages from their bladder or intestines to go to the bathroom, they trust their appetites, they trust their urge to sleep or wake... why do people so utterly distrust their thirst mechanism? Doesn't it seem like human beings would have had a hard time surviving if they didn't have some kind of reliable indicator that they should drink water? |