Study Finds Water Isn't the Best Drink for Hydration
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Didn't the University of Florida figure this out in the 60s and why Gatorade exists?
Not only does it quench your thirst better, it tastes better, too, idiot!
Yes, all the ways in which human lose water they also lose electrolytes ("salts"). More with sweat, but still some with urine. So, re-hydrating should include at least some of those. This has been known for decades, tho ravers often forget it and have died from hyponatremia.
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But tap water has electrolytes, right? That's why we get electrocuted.
100% pure water does not conduct electricity, but who uses that?
Tap water has too few electrolytes to restore your electrolytic balance after losing water (via sweating or urination). But yeah, it does technically contain electrolytes.
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Save water, drink beer!
T-shirt from 1992
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Thing is, why does it matter if something exists that hydrates you better than water? Water is abundant and practically free - at least orders of magnitude more free than any marginally better substitute. You don't need a precise and refined strategic hydration strategy. When you get thirsty just drink some water, you'll be fine.
edit: yes, this does not cover edge cases like illness or working under very hot conditions
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It matters if you work outside in the summer months like I do. I can't physically hydrate fast enough some days. So I end up a little worse each day of the week. Something that hydrates better starts to sound pretty good. For 99% of people? Just drink water.
Edit: I just read the article and milk is (one of) the answer(s). I tell my coworkers every year during heat illness training that if I go down and they give me milk I'm coming up swinging.
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It matters if you work outside in the summer months like I do. I can't physically hydrate fast enough some days. So I end up a little worse each day of the week. Something that hydrates better starts to sound pretty good. For 99% of people? Just drink water.
Edit: I just read the article and milk is (one of) the answer(s). I tell my coworkers every year during heat illness training that if I go down and they give me milk I'm coming up swinging.
Liquid iv will keep you alive. Also salty snacks.
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Thing is, why does it matter if something exists that hydrates you better than water? Water is abundant and practically free - at least orders of magnitude more free than any marginally better substitute. You don't need a precise and refined strategic hydration strategy. When you get thirsty just drink some water, you'll be fine.
edit: yes, this does not cover edge cases like illness or working under very hot conditions
If you are dehydrated from an illness typically something Gatorade or water with a bit of salt in it will help you hydrate better then just water.
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Liquid iv will keep you alive. Also salty snacks.
Salty snacks is my go to. I don't really like liquid IV or Gatorade etc. I'll drink a liquid IV if it's really hot, but I'm big on plain, flat water.
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Didn't the University of Florida figure this out in the 60s and why Gatorade exists?
Not only does it quench your thirst better, it tastes better, too, idiot!
The fastest hydration is via the WHO oral rehydration solution, which is far too sugary and salty for everyday use
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Salty snacks is my go to. I don't really like liquid IV or Gatorade etc. I'll drink a liquid IV if it's really hot, but I'm big on plain, flat water.
I guess I'm screwed. I can't have too much salt or I get dizzy/vertigo. Stupid Menieres disease
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BRAWNDO!!! IT'S GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE! ELECTROLYTES!
BRAWNDO!!! IT’S GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE! ELECTROLYTES!
Hahahaha!! I love that movie!!!
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Yes, all the ways in which human lose water they also lose electrolytes ("salts"). More with sweat, but still some with urine. So, re-hydrating should include at least some of those. This has been known for decades, tho ravers often forget it and have died from hyponatremia.
Yes, all the ways in which human lose water they also lose electrolytes
All except one: you also lose water through exhalation, particularly in dry air. It's basically never going to be the main way you lose water, though
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If you are dehydrated from an illness typically something Gatorade or water with a bit of salt in it will help you hydrate better then just water.
Salt AND sugar (glucose) , when both consumed at the same time, activate transport channels in the bowel that increase water uptake. Not to say you need as much sugar or salt in Gatorade, liquid IV etc.
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Yes, all the ways in which human lose water they also lose electrolytes
All except one: you also lose water through exhalation, particularly in dry air. It's basically never going to be the main way you lose water, though
^This person has witnessed Arrakis
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article links to a yahoo version of 2019 CNN which links to a 2016 study with a URL resulting in a redirect to the new standalone website for the journal now-declared-independence instead of a DOI I had to rescue from the archives which now links to the ScienceDirect hosting of the article instead: https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.115.114769 (Thankfully open (archive) access)
In summary, the present study describes a novel tool to enable the objective assessment of the effectiveness of beverages to maintain hydration status. The BHI is reproducible and the pattern of response for a range of commonly consumed beverages is consistent with what is known about the effects of their constituents on water balance.
So they're telling us you need longer to digest things which aren't pure water - a shocking result!
But I strongly doubt that running on a hot day while drinking milk is a good idea -
T-shirt from 1992
Yes ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
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BRAWNDO!!! IT'S GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE! ELECTROLYTES!
But water does hydrate you, and its free/cheaper than anything else.
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Salt AND sugar (glucose) , when both consumed at the same time, activate transport channels in the bowel that increase water uptake. Not to say you need as much sugar or salt in Gatorade, liquid IV etc.
It's called Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) and it's 4 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons sugar.
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Liquid iv will keep you alive. Also salty snacks.
Just gonna pop in here to yell at the clouds. I hate the name "Liquid I.V." for a powdered sports drink. It's none of the things. It's a dry-ass powder that doesn't go in your veins. Fuck. And it's presumably meant to evoke the emergency dehydration scenario of world-class athletes dying on the sideline, hooked up to saline drips to keep their muscles from cramping inside-out. Everything about the branding is crap.
The product itself is fine though.
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BRAWNDO!!! IT'S GOT WHAT PLANTS CRAVE! ELECTROLYTES!
2/3 of the world is lactose intolerant so milk can't be the best for hydration
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Yes, all the ways in which human lose water they also lose electrolytes ("salts"). More with sweat, but still some with urine. So, re-hydrating should include at least some of those. This has been known for decades, tho ravers often forget it and have died from hyponatremia.
Most people get enough salt for the day through food though.
