Does Citrate vs Chloride intake affect sweat composition?

[JonGreengrass]

Thanks for your response, looks like this is a question that doesn’t really have an answer yet in the public domain. I’m not an ultra endurance athlete and rarely ride more than 3hrs so a pinch of salt in my bottles is plenty for my needs.

I’m not convinced by a lot of the “science” promoted by sports nutrition businesses, I read a response from one in a previous topic that claimed that table salt( sodium chloride) was acidic!

Hydration, Sweat and Cramping with Precision Hydration's Andy Blow – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 221

Hi Rondal, Thanks for your questions. You could just add sea salt or equivalent to water and try adding lemon or lime juice, although it might not taste all that great - everyone’s different though so it may be something you get on with. One thing to note is that table salt has been shown to be more distressing to the GI system as it is considerably more acidic due to the relatively large proportion of chloride in sodium chloride (composed of 40% sodium and 60% chloride). In contrast, the prim…