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Q1
Answer: Hyponatremia is the low level of sodium in the blood than the normal level of sodium in the blood. Hyponatremia is very common and dangerous to athletes because it may lead to swelling of the brain, which can cause coma, seizure, and death if not treated on time.
Q2
Answer: The athlete have a risk for developing hyponatremia. It is because of excessive sweating leads to excessive loss of sodium through sweat leads to dehydration and not to balance sodium in the body. This is called exercise induce hyponatremia. Drinking too much water before starting the exercise also leads to hyponatremia. This is because of excess water ingestion leads to excess more sodium secrete by the kidney.
Q3
Answer: The athletes can reduce risk of hyponatremia by taking adequate water intake base on the amount of sweating. This will helps to balance the sodium level according to the loss due to sweating. Increase intake of sodium contain beverage and food to replace the loss sweat.