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What Your Sweat Could Reveal About Your Health

2025/6/6
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Sanjay Gupta: 我认为汗液不仅仅是身体的冷却系统，它可能包含关于我们身体内部运作的重要信息。每一滴汗液都可能充满了关于我们身体内部正在发生的事情的信号和迹象。汗液可能是了解我们的水分、营养水平和肾脏健康的关键。因此，我认为汗液远比你想象的要有趣得多，并且对我们的健康监测有很大的潜力。 John Rogers: 我认为汗液分析在健康监测方面具有巨大的潜力。通过使用微流体技术和可穿戴设备，我们可以收集和分析汗液中的生物标志物，从而了解个体的健康状况。虽然目前还存在一些挑战，例如确定汗液化学成分和血液化学成分之间的相关性，但我相信随着技术的不断发展，汗液分析将在未来发挥越来越重要的作用。我们公司Epicor Biosystems正在开发相关的产品，例如Gatorade GX贴片，以帮助运动员和工人在运动和工作中更好地补充水分和电解质。

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This chapter explores the composition and function of sweat, highlighting its role beyond thermoregulation. It explains that sweat, derived from interstitial fluid, contains various biomarkers reflecting internal bodily processes and potential health insights.
  • Sweat is more than just a cooling mechanism.
  • Sweat glands are densely concentrated in fingertips and forehead.
  • Sweat composition can vary based on sweat rate and individual genetics.
  • Sweat contains biomarkers similar to blood due to shared origin in interstitial fluid.

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Every day, thousands of people use fitness trackers and glucose monitors to better understand their health. The next wave of personal health tech might just focus on something we usually overlook: sweat. Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with Professor John Rogers, Director of Northwestern’s Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, to explore the science of sweat and why it holds so much promise for the future of health monitoring.

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