
Nutrition
Electrolytes: When You Need Them and When It Is Marketing
Sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium: what they do, how much you lose in sweat, who genuinely needs a sports drink, and why ordinary food covers it for most people.
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Sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium: what they do, how much you lose in sweat, who genuinely needs a sports drink, and why ordinary food covers it for most people.

What magnesium does, how much you need by age and sex, why a blood test tells you almost nothing, and how citrate, glycinate and oxide really compare.