Beer and rehydration

[Tortuga68]

When i say Gatorade is good for after working out, I'm talking about like 2-3hrs of intense sweating and working your ass off which is normally what i do. This may not apply to some people who are at the gym just to use an olyptical

I'd say it wouldn't apply to most people

[Doubler]

gatorade or beer????

hmmmm....

if it wasn't for the alcohol,beer would be a damn healthfood!!!!!!!

life on the edge...i'll have a beer!!!!

have fun
yaeg

Having home brewed for years, beer is basically liquid bread with a kick. Bake it and you got bread, boil it and you got beer.

[Doc Ed]

Water is absorbed in the gut via osmosis. This gradient is created by co-transport of sodium and glucose molecules in the gut. That said, I will agree with two key points pointed out earlier:

1. Hydration should be done way before electrolyte losses.
2. If indeed you reach a point wherein your diving produces these losses, then you've been diving too hard.

[sagesign]

Here's an article regarding a German brewing company marketing it's non-alcoholic beer as the new sports drink. Supposedly quite popular in Europe, probably mainly with the athletes who are sponsored by the brewery.
The New Sports Drink of Champions: Beer? - TIME NewsFeed

[fjpatrum]

Water is absorbed in the gut via osmosis. This gradient is created by co-transport of sodium and glucose molecules in the gut. That said, I will agree with two key points pointed out earlier:

1. Hydration should be done way before electrolyte losses.
2. If indeed you reach a point wherein your diving produces these losses, then you've been diving too hard.

I'd agree with both of those statements but as someone who sunburns easily and occasionally gets easily dehydrated as well, I'll say it's a lot easier to get dehydrated on a dive boat when you're in the sun and having fun but not really paying attention to how much water you're drinking.