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Originally Posted by wes
Just a not staying hydrated and on the horrors of caffeine and/or sugar (like in coffee or soda) is tha t I have read that in military camps for desert acclimation where they train troops to deal with heat and stress they OUTLAW soda any where on the base as it has been implicated in so many incidents and I believe only let the troops drink water only (I am not sure about coffee).
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My neighbour is a retired long time army officer and instructor. He recently expressed concerned about all the talk of low salt diets. In the past, when the troops were stationed in hot climates they were given salt tablets (sodium & potassium chloride?). I think the idea is that it allows/encourages them to drink the large volume of water needed in such hot climates and also provides essential replacement electrolytes, like an early version of Gatorade or Cytomax.
Re. Aspartame, I had a vegan friend who lived not far from the Nutrasweet headquarters in Illinois that used to send me references to the supposed health problems with aspartame (and also milk/dairy products). One claimed it lowers your IQ
. Some people are unable to break it down (I think they test new borns for this in the USA). Although the "natural" alternative, sugar, is not without health implications.
