On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, siobhan wrote:

> Many experiments have been carried out to establish the minimum salt
> requirements for men and animals. The results of these suggest that the
> minimum amount of urinary sodium lost in twenty-four hours corresponds to
> between 4 and 6 grams of sodium chloride, -  this must be replaced.

It's interesting that this amount corresponds quite closely to
what Phinney, et al. discovered to be needed to avoid unpleasant
side-effects of ketogenic diet in trained endurance athletes.

Todd Moody
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