Are there any other ingredients in these beverages that dehydrate the body?
2007-04-12 12:06:13 · 4 answers · asked by Neel P 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yes. From a clinical standpoint, it is vital to take into consideration the fact that plasma (the liquid portion of blood) has an Osmolarity of 300 mOsm. This means that if one were to inject a solution with a greater concentration of solute into their blood, it would cause water from inside their red blood cells to leave by Osmosis (water always travels down its concentration gradient) and move into the plasma, in turn shrinking the erythrocytes (red blood cells). This is because the cells are iso-osmotic to the plasma (both have the same concentration of solute). Its the same if you drink a highly concentrated solution, the water in your body will be drawn to the stomach, in effect dehydrating the rest of the body. A solution that is less concentrated or equal to the concentration of the blood will not dehydrate you. Soft drinks usually contain high concentrations of sugars, glucose and/or fructose, too much of these and you could become dehydrated.
2007-04-12 12:38:50 · answer #1 · answered by Blackfly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the carbonated water in the drink will dehydrate you. Please, for your health, lay off the sodas. How about some water and one of those crystal lite packages you put into it? Tastes great! About 5 calories and no dehydration. Godloveya.
2007-04-12 12:10:17 · answer #2 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEEL,
EVEN IF YOU DRINK DECAF COFFEE, THERE IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF CAFFEINE REMAINING.
2007-04-12 12:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of that. who says?
2007-04-12 12:09:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋