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Got Cramps? Check Your Salt Intake

Posted August 30, 2007 at 05:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Fitness, Sports Medicine, Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating

The most common cause of muscle cramps in exercisers is lack of salt, according to a report from the University of Oklahoma (Sports Medicine, April-May 2007). The authors cite studies of tennis and football players showing that crampers tend to be…

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