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[[Sodium Deficiency]] is easy to treat and pretty much risk-free. [[Sodium Deficiency]] can be either chronic (long-term) or acute (short-term). Increasing the salt in your diet can help prevent chronic [[Sodium Deficiency]], and any excess will be naturally excreted. You may need to add far more salt to your diet than you expect. To prevent acute [[Sodium Deficiency]] you should add extra salt to the drink you take while running. I generally add a 1/4 teaspoon of salt to each quart of drink. To treat [[Sodium Deficiency]] triggered cramping, one recommendation is 3 g (1/2 teaspoon) of salt added to 0.5 L (~16oz) of water or sports drink<ref name="twooptions"/>, which is rather salty and unpleasant shouldn't trigger [[Nausea|nausea]]. [[Heat Acclimation Training]] may also help prevent cramping.

* Other electrolytes beyond sodium, such as calcium or [[Potassium|potassium]], are unlikely to have any bearing on cramping. Low levels of these electrolytes are extremely rare outside of serious medical conditions such as kidney failure or AIDS.