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In the past week I've seen two answers mentioning electrolytes; one about the grand canyon and one in an answer on a question that was actually about wildlife, but where other desert dangers were d...
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System
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2020-04-17T22:18:01Z (over 4 years ago)
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gerrit
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2020-04-17T22:18:00Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>In the past week I've seen two answers mentioning electrolytes; one about the <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/3924/566">grand canyon</a> and one in an answer on a question that was actually about wildlife, but where other desert dangers were described <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/3918/566">as well</a>.</p> <p>In the context of outdoor sports, what are electrolytes, why do I need them and where do I get them from? The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolyte" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia article</a> describes that <em>this includes most soluble salts, acids, and bases</em>. So is it simply a matter of eating salted food to compensate for the salt lost by sweat (for example, eating salted nuts), or are the problem and solution more subtle than that?</p> <p><a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/3918/566">This answer</a> mentions <em>Gatorade</em>, which appears to be a brand for commercial sports-themed beverages. The sport drinks I've tried in the past I found very distasteful, moreso the ones in powdered form. Do I need those, really, or will other food do, too?</p>