Since pop is mostly water, why is it so bad to drink in hot weather?

Answer 1

Caffeine definitely dehydrates a person, but carbonation limits your oxygen intake? What?????!!!!!! What kind of poppycock is this? Caffeine is a diuretic, more specifically, a xanthine, which is a type of diuretic. Diuretics accelerate the rate at which the kidneys filter fluids in the body, ultimately making you urinate more often. Through more frequent urination, you lose body fluids along with the tainted water you just drank. Try something with electrolytes, or preferably, plain water.

Answer 2

I don't have an answer to your question but I can tell you this-- do not drink cold water too fast if you are dehydrated. Instead drink sometihng like gatorade that has electrolytes in it. Pure water can effect cellular damage in a dehydrated person. The salts and sugars in sports drinks prevents your bodily cells from taking in too much water too fast.

Answer 3

The caffeine will dehydrate you in hot weather, so drink water.

Answer 4

The water in pop is combined with things like high frutose corn syrup. That means it is less available to your body. It also raises blood glucose which contributes to overheating. Other ingredients like caffine may also cause your body problems.

Pop is better than no fluid but plain water or Gatorade or other sports electrolite beverage is better.

Answer 5

The fizzy fizz restricts oxygen , oxygen cools the brain and helps the mind work, the mind stops working, and that can be bad.

Answer 6

It's very carbonated and, carbonation is carbon dioxide. When it's hot outside, you need lots of water and oxygen and, drinking all that fizz limits your oxygen intake...

Answer 7

Because the caffeine dehydrates you.

Answer 8

It's high in sodium and caffiene dehydrates you.

Answer 9

caffeine dehydrates u