A lot of drinks claims that electrolyte salts (like Na, Mg and K) keeps you hidrated, if you have diarrea or if you are a professional athlead.
And those salts are essencial in long fasts as well.
I don’t understand why
In: Biology
Very short explanation: They balance out the fluids in your body. If you don’t have enough electrolytes, the water will flush out of your tissue and cells, leaving you dehydrated. So, they sort of funktion like magnets to water (not really but its the easiest way to understand osmosis)
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