By Dr. Matt Higgins (PhD), University of Northampton In a recent BJSM editorial Dr Peter Brukner discussed the need to challenge two core strategies often adopted within the field of sport and exercise nutrition. The first tenet, that thirst is not a good indicator of hydration and that an individual must drink lots of fluids before, during […]
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Persistent dehydration MYTHS: Prof Tim Noakes comments on BJSM’s reader poll
BJSM reader poll results By Tim Noakes Only 12% of the BJSM readers who answered the poll were correct – this speaks to the power of the prevailing dogma and marketing messages. Readers have clearly been influenced by the “Science of Hydration.” This mythical concept developed by the sports drink industry during the late 1980s […]
We can all relax about the ‘8 glasses of water a day’ myth – another example of ‘selling sickness’
The subheading for Margaret McCartney’s recent BMJ commentary reads ‘Medical marketing’. Should that be a topic in health professionals’ curriculum now? Anatomy, Physiology, Marketing, Biochemistry? It would make sense to have a subject to balance Pharmacology. It could be called Unpharmacology. The former covers the legitimate benefits of appropriate prescription of effective medication for clinical […]