Plasma Sodium Levels and Dietary Sodium Intake in Manual Workers in the Middle East

Objectives: To investigate the hypothesis that workers who consume a predominately rice-based, low-sodium diet and perform long periods of manual work in the heat are at risk of chronic hyponatraemia due to inadequate replacement of sweat sodium losses. Methods: Plasma sodium levels were assessed at...

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Main Authors: Holmes, Nicola, Miller, Veronica, Schneider, J., Hasan, O., Bates, Graham
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25707