The hydration ability of three commercially available sports drinks and water

• Published in: Journal of science and medicine in sport Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 116 - 123
• Main Authors: Hill, Rebecca J., Bluck, Leslie J.C., Davies, Peter S.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2008; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Beverages; Body fluids; Body Fluids - physiology; Children & youth; Deuterium; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Exercise Test; Female; Fluid Therapy - methods; Health services; Hospitals; Humans; Isotope labelling, stable; Living conditions; Male; Mathematical modelling; Medical research; Models, Biological; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Rehydration Solutions - metabolism; Research methodology; Rest; Rest - physiology; Saliva - metabolism; Sports drinks; Sports Medicine; Studies; Water - metabolism; Water absorption; Deuterium; Rest; Mathematical modelling; Water absorption; Exercise; Isotope labelling, stable

This paper compares the hydration ability of three commercially-available sports drinks with water under conditions of rest and exercise, using a deuterium dilution technique. For the rest group, 0.05 g/kg of body weight of deuterium, contained in gelatine capsules, was ingested with one of the test...