How are sport drinks supposed to hydrate you more than drinking water?
In: Biology
It doesn’t hydrate you. Sports drinks are for people who’ve depleted their salt. Salt helps your body absorb water. Without salt, the body has a tough time taking water and you just piss it out. That’s why you’re supposed to drink one bottle of Gatorade and two bottles of water. I work construction in the heat and humidity. People who say only athletes need to drink a Gatorade should do some big jobs doing asphalt or concrete in 95° weather with 90% humidity, not get a break for an entire day, then say you shouldn’t drink it. It’s necessary for many people as it might be their best bet to getting a little extra salt and sugar.
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