4.4. Perspectives
mass loss, thirst, fluid-regulatory dysfunction
One of several contexts for this research relates to international recommendations, such as the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines, which have traditionally asserted that losses of ≥2% BM deleteriously affect physiology and performance, and since thirst cannot be relied upon, fluid replacement strategies should therefore avoid or minimise mass loss during sport and exercise [This study also supports previous findings that full rehydration with water (or typical sports drinks) may promote fluid-regulatory dysfunction and thus be inappropriate from a homeostatic perspective [