: why little salt in water hydrates you but too much salt in water dehydrates you?

Question

You can drink preworkout with little salt in it to be more efficient during workouts. But if you drink sea water before a workout, you’ll die. Why?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Because sea water has a shit ton of salt. There is around 34g or salt or around 2 tablespoons in a liter of sea water.

The recommender daily intake of salt is 2.3g so even a small glass of sea water has already more than this.