Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. The fundamentals

Body water : balance, turnover, regulation, and evaluation / Craig Horswill, Jeremy Fransen

Sodium balance during exercise and hyponatremia / Stavros A. Kavouras

Human perspiration and cutaneous circulation / Manabu Shibasaki, Scott L. Davis

Section 2. Effects of fluid imbalance on body functions and performance

Cardiovascular responses to body fluid imbalance / Ricardo Mora-Rodriguez, Juan F. Ortega

Thermal strain and exertional heat illness risk total body water and exchangeable sodium deficits / Michael F. Bergeron

Gastrointestinal and metabolic responses to body fluid imbalance during exercise / G. Patrick Lambert

Role of fluid intake in endurance sports / Louise M. Burke

Effect of dehydration on muscle strength, power, and performance in intermittent high-intensity sports / Brent C. Creighton, J. Luke Pryor, Daniel A. Judelson, Douglas J. Casa

Effect of dehydration on cognitive function, perceptual responses, and mood / Dennis H. Passe

Section 3. Special populations

Dehydration and the young athlete : effects on health and performance / Anita M. Rivera-Brown

Water balance and master athletes / Zbigniew Szygula

Athletes with chronic conditions : diabetes / Jane E. Yardley, Michael C. Riddell

Athletes with chronic conditions : obesity / Flavia Meyer, Paulo L. Sehl, Emily Haymes

Athletes with chronic conditions hypertension / François Carré

Athletes with chronic renal diseases / Dilip R. Patel, Vimal M.S. Raj

Practical considerations for fluid replacement for athletes with a spinal cord injury / Victoria Goosey-Tolfrey, Thomas Paulson, Terri Graham-Paulson

Athletes with chronic conditions : sickle cell trait / Philippe Connes

Section 4. Recommendations

Water replacement before, during, and after exercise : how much is enough? / Ronald J. Maughan, Susan M. Shirreffs

Plain water or carbohydrate–electrolyte beverages / Lindsay B. Baker, Kelly A. Barnes, John R. Stofan

Need of other elements / Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas