Why does sodium-heavy liquids like pickle juice, chicken noodle soup, or saline hydrate you better than regular water when you’re dehydrated, but salt water dehydrates you?
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It’s about salt balance. If you’re slightly dehydrated, you are probably a little low on salt too. So having a slightly salty liquid is good.
Sea water on the other hand, is VERY salty. It’s too much for your body, so your body will try to dilute it by using up water already in the body and will try to get rid of that salt through urine ASAP, which further dehydrates you.
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