Why do you still have to drink water to keep yourself hydrated when consuming alcohol even when combined with a hydrating mixer (eg. orange juice)?
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If there’s more mixer than the water loss through alcohol then you’re net gaining fluid. Just depends on the ratio.
You totally don’t have to keep yourself hydrated whilst drinking alcohol. You will will stay sober-er and have way less of a hangover if you do, though.
Because alcohol causes your body to pee out water that the body really shouldn’t be peeing out. More specifically, the correct amount of water in the body is regulated by the hormone ADH, and alcohol prevents that hormonal system from working properly.
And yes, as the other comment says, it depends on the amount of water peed out, as well as the amount that the juice hydrates you.
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