Why do sports drink that hydrate you have so much sodium in them?

Question

Doesn’t salt / sodium dehydrate you?

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Answer 1

You need salt in a balanced way to regulate your water. That said, sodium chloride tastes better than potassium so typically they will add more sodium to a commercial drink, and acids and sugar, to mask the taste of the less pleasant but profoundly important potassium salts