7.15.2009
Fatigue: Partly Mental
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Athletes who swished sports drink around their mouths, without swallowing, scored improved endurance over a group that had just plain water.
Scientists believe that expectation of energy re-supply may trigger a phantom reaction in the mind - driven perhaps by an electrochemical impulse - that provides increased energy to the body.
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Labels: fatigue, mental, nytimes
