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What should I drink when I'm sweating?
Cold water is absorbed fastest by the body, so water is the best way to rehydrate in hot weather or when exercising.However, when you are sweating a lot or recovering from dehydration, a drink that is closer in composition to body fluids (water in the body) than water is suitable.
Our body fluids contain substances called electrolytes such as sodium and potassium, which play an important role in regulating body temperature and muscle contraction.
When you lose a large amount of electrolytes in your body through sweat, just drinking water will dilute your body fluids. may cause a phenomenon such as excreting even more water in the urine.This is called spontaneous dehydration.Furthermore, in order to prevent the concentration of body fluids from diluting any further, dehydration may actually progress, such as not feeling thirsty.
Therefore, in situations where you sweat a lot, sports drinks and oral rehydration solutions containing 0.1-0.2% sodium and 3-5% sugar are more suitable than water.If the sugar content exceeds 5%, the water absorption rate will decrease, so it is a good idea to dilute commercially available sports drinks with a high sugar content with water before drinking.
In addition, drinks containing a lot of sugar, such as juice, not only reduce the absorption rate of water, but also increase blood sugar levels and reduce appetite, so you may not be able to supply enough nutrients.Milk is very good for nutrition, but it takes time to digest and absorb, and it puts a strain on the stomach and intestines, so it is not very suitable for quick hydration.Rather than choosing which drink is good or bad, it is better to choose the drink that is best for the occasion.
Even if you're careful when it's hot and sweating a lot, you tend to forget hydration when it cools down.Make it a habit to drink water frequently and little by little.
