• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    This kinda thing flabbergasts me. Who the hell needs to be reminded to drink?!

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      17 days ago

      Anyone with isotonic fluid loss. Alcoholics for instance. People who lose a lot of salt with their sweat(this is both an individual variation and a very well studied version of heat adaption, athletes and outdoor workers end up with b dilute sweat a week or two after they start experiencing heat stress). True dehydration (increased osmolality) triggers thirst but isotonic fluid deficiency may not