Hyponatremia is a significant nutrition problem for the ultrarunner. You as the dietitian are in a unique position to educate your athletes, provide personalized hydration plans, and help them ultimately prevent/reduce their risk of hyponatremia during training or racing. This handout outlines the contributing factors and symptoms for hyponatremia, as well as some strategies to prevent hyponatremia. Included is a formula to help clients estimate their hourly sweat loss. 

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