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From the fluid

In osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, the excess fluid that surrounds inflamed cartilage cells can dilute the sodium level in those areas, which may lead to further pain. Thus, low- salt diets may worsen cartilage health in both those with and without autoimmune diseases, decreasing their ability to protect joints and increasing joint pain, especially during exercise.Thus, low- salt diets can be a triple whammy for runners— they lose salt from their sweat, from the fluid surrounding their cartilage cells, and even from within the cartilage cells themselves.

--- Does the part "from the fluid" probably mean the same as "as a result of the fluid ..." or "because of the fluid ..."?

  

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It's a bit confusing as the word 'from' seems to mean different things in the first and third element of the list. As it's impossible to read 'as a result of' in place of 'from' in the third element of the list, it seems unlikely to mean 'as a result of' in the second element. However, I can see the contextual sense that 'as a result of' would make and 'from their sweat' means 'as a result of them sweating', so I wouldn't like to say for certain which way it is meant to be read!

  • It's a bit confusing as the word 'from' seems to mean different things in the first and third element of the list.
  • As it's impossible to read 'as a result of' in place of 'from' in the third element of the list, it seems unlikely to mean 'as a result of' in the second element.
  • However, I can see the contextual sense that 'as a result of' would make and 'from their sweat' means 'as a result of them sweating', so I wouldn't like to say for certain which way it is meant to be read!
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It's a bit confusing as the word 'from' seems to mean different things in the first and third element of the list.

As it's impossible to read 'as a result of' in place of 'from' in the third element of the list, it seems unlikely to mean 'as a result of' in the second element.

However, I can see the contextual sense that 'as a result of' would make and 'from their sweat' means 'a

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