Adrenal Cortex and Winter Sports

Nutrition for winter sports.

Winter sports are played in cold conditions on ice or snow and often at moderate to high altitude. The most important nutritional challenges for winter sport athletes exposed to environmental extremes include increased energy expenditure, accelerated muscle and liver glycogen utilization, exacerbated fluid loss, and increased iron turnover. Winter sports, however, vary greatly regarding their n...

[Fatal cases in winter sports].

Adrenal Cortex

such factors in social evolution, but uncritical assertions, especially by so eminent a geneticist, serve only to confuse the issue. One aim of the authors, as expressed in the preface, is to "introduce the concepts and methods of genetics to the general student." Though the professional geneticist will find, as always in the work of Darlington and Mather, much food for thought, the general stu...

Exercise-associated hyponatremia during winter sports.

Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) is hyponatremia that occurs <or= 24 hours after prolonged physical activity. It is a potentially serious complication of marathons, triathlons, and ultradistance events, and can occur in hot and cold environments. Clear evidence indicates that EAH is a dilutional hyponatremia caused by excessive fluid consumption and the inappropriate release of arginine v...

National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic.

Paul F. Pasquina, MD Participation in sports and recreational activities can significantly effect an individual’s well-being and overall quality of life. A regular exercise program strengthens the musculoskeletal system, improves cardiovascular function, and helps prevent and treat medical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity [1–3]. Participation in sports also decrea...