How is it that cordials, juices, sodas that are made of over 80-90% water don’t seem to hydrate or quench thirst unlike drinking pure water?

Question

How is it that cordials, juices, sodas that are made of over 80-90% water don’t seem to hydrate or quench thirst unlike drinking pure water?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Quite simply it’s because they don’t fix your hydration levels quite like water. Much like salt water, that 5% sugar uses a good amount of water to metabolize. You might only get half of that 90% water to the parts of your body that need it.