Iced Tea or Water?

[ghitch75]

How your body handles hydration is more complex than most people understand, and it is a balance between fluid levels and electrolyte levels. The advice to just drink until you pee clear to light yellow only gives a first order approximation, do that too much and you can actually suffer from electrolyte loss and become quite sick or die. Drink too much too fast and your tissues can't absorb it no matter how dehydrated you are, you just end up pissing out the excess along with the electrolytes you need to stay properly hydrated. Most people can't absorb more than about half a liter an hour on the high end. Nor is there a magic formula as to how much to drink each day because it depends on numerous factors.

i guess your a doctor......so should you drink things like Gatorade then water when it's and i'm sweating my ass off working?....or just change back and forth?

 

[lovemachine]

Another great example of military logic. We were in the barracks a few days before going out for a 10 day field exorcise. The senior nco's tell us we have to quit drinking soda because the caffeine will dehydrate us. All the while they're mainlining their coffee.

Few years ago, I wanted to join the volunteer fire department. In our first class, the instructor/trainer told us we were not allowed to drink soda or anything with caffeine when in training. When he said this, he was smoking, and drinking a large bottle of Mountain Dew. And his belly was so large, there was no way he could see his feet.

 

[Trigger Time]

i guess your a doctor.....

 

[ghitch75]

he said he was professional?.......i said i guess

 

[chezuki]

So? I answered the OP with correct and useful information in my first response.

Well I've had many doctors including my own nephrologist tell me otherwise, so forgive me if I disregard your advice as anonymous internet babble.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Water is the only thing your body absorbes fastest.

While technically true from a strict ability to take in water through the stomach and intestines, it also is eliminated faster because it does not contain the electrolytes needed to allow the tissues to retain the water. So just because it passes through the intestinal wall fastest, doesn't mean it's best for rehydrating. Again, it's not a simple equation. Electrolyte balance in the body is crucial to proper hydration which is the end goal, not simply how fast you can create ****.

 

[Trigger Time]

I agree with the electrolytes being important as well but the issue here is tea or water.

 

[shibumiseeker]

so should you drink things like Gatorade then water when it's and i'm sweating my ass off working?....or just change back and forth?

Dilute gatorade or similar sports drinks, or if you can't stand it dilute then about a 1-1 ratio gatorade to water alternating back and forth. And if you are sweating your ass off then you are most likely depleting your sodium reserves and gatorade does not contain enough sodium or potassium to do the job properly (better than nothing at all but not optimal). Pedialyte is one of the best out there but I think it tastes nasty.

 

[moosebag]

 

[shibumiseeker]

I agree with the electrolytes being important as well but the issue here is tea or water.

And the response is the difference between the two really isn't significant. If he likes the iced tea, great, if he likes the water, great. If you want to debate the difference between a couple of percentage points difference then by all means, you win the internets.

 

[chezuki]

A 32oz Gatoraid has 440mg of sodium...

 

[drop45]

Green tea is better than black tee to drink but white tee is the best. Drink without any sweeteners and squeeze half a Lemmon in each glass. Lemon is full of minerals. Another great refresher and mineral replacer is to put a couple slices of watermelon in the blender and the. Add it to water. Been doing both for years. Avoid purified water as it leaches minerals out of your system. I am not a doctor I just know what works for me
, and many many others

 

[Lectric102002]

Is beer water ?

 

[shibumiseeker]

A 32oz Gatoraid has 440mg of sodium...

How Much Sodium Is Lost During Exercise? | LIVESTRONG.COM

 

[ghitch75]

A 32oz Gatoraid has 440mg of sodium...

that is what i thought but what do i know????

 

[shibumiseeker]

that is what i thought but what do i know????

The problem with gatorade is the ratio of sugar to the electrolytes, it's too high by a lot. But drinks that have proper sodium levels are not very palatable.

 

[warthog]

Green tea is better than black tee to drink but white tee is the best. Drink without any sweeteners and squeeze half a Lemmon in each glass. Lemon is full of minerals. Another great refresher and mineral replacer is to put a couple slices of watermelon in the blender and the. Add it to water. Been doing both for years. Avoid purified water as it leaches minerals out of your system. I am not a doctor I just know what works for me
, and many many others

I like lome in my teas better than lemon but you get the same effect. My statement was made assuming black or green or a blen of the two type of tea. Not a lot of people even know there is a white tea let alone drink it. Good to find another tea drinker here.

 

[warthog]

Green tea is better than black tee to drink but white tee is the best. Drink without any sweeteners and squeeze half a Lemmon in each glass. Lemon is full of minerals. Another great refresher and mineral replacer is to put a couple slices of watermelon in the blender and the. Add it to water. Been doing both for years. Avoid purified water as it leaches minerals out of your system. I am not a doctor I just know what works for me
, and many many others

I like lime in my teas better than lemon but you get the same effect. My statement was made assuming black or green or a blen of the two type of tea. Not a lot of people even know there is a white tea let alone drink it. Good to find another tea drinker here.

 

[dprimm]

Water is the only thing your body absorbes fastest. Anything else your body treats as fuel and starts to break it down. Using energy and water to do this.
I stand by my statement that water is the only answer. Caffeine or no caffeine doesn't matter

Firat part is not true. The osmolality is waht matters for most rapid absorption. Besides basic chemistry and biology being applied, Allen Lim explains here.

 

[Bravo-4-2]

If your intent is to "hydrate", nothing will do so as well as water. Nothing.