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	Studies Find Majority Of Kids At Sports Camps Are Dehydrated Three University of Connecticut studies recently presented to the American College of Sports Medicine found that between 50 and 75 percent of boys and girls at sports camps were significantly dehydrated. Read Full Story>>
	Survey Reveals Misconceptions About Beverages And Hydration According to a recent survey, almost 80 percent of U.S. adults believe they need to drink eight glasses of water each day to stay hydrated while 72 percent do not believe they get adequate amounts of water from their daily diets and typical drinking habits. Read Full Story>>
	Studies Show Sports Drinks Best For Young Athletes A number of studies in recent years have shown that sports drinks re-hydrate kids who are active in the heat better than water. Given a choice, kids will drink a lot more of a sports drink than of a glass of water. Read Full Story>>
	Too Many Young Athletes Are Dying From The Heat Last summer with the summer heat wave have come reports of the heat-related deaths of at least four young football players who died during a sixteen day period between July 17th and August 1st, 2006. Read Full Story>>
	Studies Show Sports Drinks Best For Young Athletes A number of studies in recent years have shown that sports drinks re-hydrate kids who are active in the heat better than water. Given a choice, kids will drink a lot more of a sports drink than of a glass of water. Read Full Story>>
	Reducing the Risk of Heat Illness During Summer Football Practice Every year the start of summer football practices around the country is accompanied by horror stories of coaches forcing young athletes to practice in hot, humid conditions without taking appropriate precautions against heat-related illness and of the deaths of youth athletes from heat stroke. Read Full Story>>
	Dehydration & Electrolytes: A Primer Here's what you need to know about electrolytes: Read Full Story>>
	Dehydration: The Warning Signs It may be hard to believe, but while you are standing on the sidelines bundled in a sweater on a crisp fall day watching your child running up and down the soccer field, she may become dehydrated. Read Full Story>>
	Fluid Guidelines For Young Athletes Surprising, as it may seem, the most important part of an athlete's diet isn't what they eat, it is what and how much they drink. Hydration before, during and after exercise is especially important for preadolescent children because they have special fluid needs compared to adults, or even teenagers.Read Full Story>>
	Heat Illnesses: Symptoms And Treatment Athletes who exercise in hot or humid weather are prone to heat illnesses: Read Full Story>>
	How To Ensure That Your Child Gets Adequate Fluids While Playing Sports Here are the key points to keep in mind in making sure your child gets adequate fluids while playing sports: Read Full Story>>
	NOAA Heat Index Chart This heat index chart is designed to provide general guidelines for assessing the potential severity of heat stress. Individual reactions to heat will vary.Read Full Story>>
	Nutritional Needs Of Youth Athletes: An Overview Whether it's training for a soccer game or playing a backyard game of catch, children's athletic performance, development, and growth depend largely on eating the right foods.Read Full Story>>
	Preventing Heat Illnesses In Youth Athletes In addition to ensuring that the young athlete drinks enough fluids, parents, trainers, and coaches can take a number of steps to reduce the risk of heat illnesses in children in hot and humid weather: Read Full Story>>
	Ten Steps To Preventing Heat Stroke Between 1997 and 2001, eighteen student athletes died from heat stroke. Read Full Story>>
	When To Modify Or Cancel Practices Because Of The Heat And/Or Humidity Because children tolerate heat and humidity less well than adults, there may be times when it will be necessary to modify or even cancel practices due to extremely hot or humid conditions.Read Full Story>>
	Why Children Have Special Fluid Needs While the most important part of any athlete's diet is fluids, the type, amount, timing, and even temperature of fluids consumed by a preadolescent child before, during, and after exercise play an especially critical role in maintaining the health and optimal performance of your child athlete because they react differently to exercise and heat differently than adults, or even teenagers. Read Full Story>>

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