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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY,March 9, 2016 (HealthDay Ne
ws) — Long-distance triathletes who drink too much water during competition may end up with dangerously low blood sodium levels, or fresh research warns.
Researchers in Germany who tested nearly 1100 competitors in the annual Ironman European Championships found more than 10 percent had developed this condition — [...]

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