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Pocari Sweat is 67g/L of sugar and 490mg/L. This is on par with western sports drinks like Gatorade(59g/L sugar, 523mg/L sodium)or Powerade (57g/L sugar, 409mg/

Pocari Sweat is 67g/L of sugar and 490mg/L. This is on par with western sports drinks like Gatorade(59g/L sugar, 523mg/L sodium)or Powerade (57g/L sugar, 409mg/L sodium). This is less sweet than typical sugary drinks which can be 10-15% sugar, but normal for a sports drink. Sports drinks certainly help if you are sweating moderately, but are inadequate for intense exercise in the heat. When you are sweating intensely (>1L/h of sweat), you can lose sodium at over 1000mg/L. Supplementing sodium and other electrolytes may be necessary.

throw0101a 5y ago
> Pocari Sweat is 67g/L of sugar and 490mg/L. This is on par with western sports drinks like Gatorade(59g/L sugar, 523mg/L sodium)or Powerade (57g/L sugar, 409mg/L sodium). As a comparison, for oral hydration, WHO/UNICEF has 13.5 g/L of glucose and 2.6 g/L of salt (NaCL) in their formula: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy That's about 6 teaspoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of salt if all you have is volumetric measures. For serious, medical dehydration use commercially-available oral rehydration salts: a homemade brew may not be enough (e.g., the packaged stuff also has potassium).
- NathanielK 5y ago
  2.6g/L of NaCL ends up being ~1000mg/L of sodium, which sounds about right.
- loonster 5y ago
  Nusalt or equivalent provides potassium.
TroisM 5y ago
Powerade and Gatorade both have sugar free alternatives
- SAI_Peregrinus 5y ago
  Note that sugar increases absorption of sodium[1] into the body, so sugar-free alternatives won't be as effective. [1] https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(97)70034-9/pdf https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(97)70034-9/...
  - makomk 5y ago
    I think this is mostly only an issue for people who need rehydration due to severe diarrhoea though.
    - SAI_Peregrinus 5y ago
      It's important for any severe dehydration. Less severe dehydration means less water has been lost, and the loss of electrolytes is proportional to the amount of water loss. The absorbtion increase is important for cases of severe dehydration, but mild dehydration can often afford to wait for a meal to replenish the electrolytes fully.

throw0101a 5y ago

> Pocari Sweat is 67g/L of sugar and 490mg/L. This is on par with western sports drinks like Gatorade(59g/L sugar, 523mg/L sodium)or Powerade (57g/L sugar, 409mg/L sodium). As a comparison, for oral hydration, WHO/UNICEF has 13.5 g/L of glucose and 2.6 g/L of salt (NaCL) in their formula: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy That's about 6 teaspoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of salt if all you have is volumetric measures. For serious, medical dehydration use commercially-available oral rehydration salts: a homemade brew may not be enough (e.g., the packaged stuff also has potassium).

NathanielK 5y ago
2.6g/L of NaCL ends up being ~1000mg/L of sodium, which sounds about right.
loonster 5y ago
Nusalt or equivalent provides potassium.

TroisM 5y ago

Powerade and Gatorade both have sugar free alternatives

SAI_Peregrinus 5y ago
Note that sugar increases absorption of sodium[1] into the body, so sugar-free alternatives won't be as effective. [1] https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(97)70034-9/pdf https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(97)70034-9/...
- makomk 5y ago
  I think this is mostly only an issue for people who need rehydration due to severe diarrhoea though.
  - SAI_Peregrinus 5y ago
    It's important for any severe dehydration. Less severe dehydration means less water has been lost, and the loss of electrolytes is proportional to the amount of water loss. The absorbtion increase is important for cases of severe dehydration, but mild dehydration can often afford to wait for a meal to replenish the electrolytes fully.