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Baking Soda as an Athletic Performance Aid

Sodium bicarbonate—ordinary baking soda—has legitimate evidence behind it as an ergogenic aid for certain high-intensity activities. But its benefits are highly context-dependent, and dosing, timing, gastrointestinal tolerance, and sodium load can determine whether it helps or hurts performance.

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