Re: [ozmidwifery] Sports drinks

[Janet Fraser]

What you're saying is what a lot of research into low carbing says, Mary. J ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Murphy To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 5:32 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Sports drinks I think that there is no doubt about the fact that extra fluids reduces ketonuria, the debate is : Is ketonuria harmful or beneficial or just neutral?  It may be that what is pathological in illness may be a product of normal metabolism in labour.  From what I have read, Ketoacidosis is the harmful state, not ketonuria and ketonuria is not necessarily a symptom of ketoacisosis.  More confused?  MM