Sports Dietitians Australia Factsheets
Welcome to the Sports Dietitians Australia factsheets! We encourage you to use the factsheets to further your understanding of these specific areas of sports nutrition but please note that the information they contain is general in nature. We all have different physical needs and attributes. This means that while there are general principles, the key to sports nutrition is that it is very individual in nature. For this reason, not all factsheets are publicly available and are accessible only to members. For support that is specific to your activity needs and health and stage of life requirements, please reach out to an Accredited Sports Dietitian.
Our bodies are made up of ~60% water. Water has many roles in the body but when exercising, water is vital to help maintain blood volume and regulate our core temperature. During exercise to help keep us cool, we sweat and lose water through evaporation on our skin. If we do not replace this lost water, we can become dehydrated.
When we become dehydrated (as defined by a body fluid deficit >2% of body mass), blood volume decreases. This makes it more difficult to maintain blood pressure an...