Water isn't the most hydrating beverage according to new scientific study

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/09/26/water-isnt-the-most-hydratin.html

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This is a serious meme dilemma. I don’t know if I should go with:

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I try to always keep a bottle of this miraculous life-giving fluid around, just in case.

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It’s also more effective if you drink the beverage rather than squirting it into your face like in the odd stock photo above.

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Came here to post this. Done in one.

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Was this study sponsored by the dairy industry?? The thought of drinking milk at all makes me ill, and I cannot imagine how revolting it would be to drink milk to quench my thirst. Vom city. Blegh.

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Water is for toilets!

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I got salmonella a few years ago – Pedialyte was a lifesaver!

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Even better! Updated my post. Thanks!

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This is the only thing that would stay in my stomach when I got hit with norovirus. Couldn’t even keep water down.

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drinking problem?

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I see beer compares quite well.

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My uncle used to drink an odd concoction of diluted beer with honey when he ran marathons. Hey, turns out he just needed to emulsify some olive oil in there and he’d have had an ideal hydration beverage.

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It’s been a legit lifesaver during bouts of norovirus and food poisoning.

I also have friends who chug a bottle of it after a night of incredibly heavy drinking, but I can’t speak to that usage (though Pedialyte is happy to oblige!)

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Oh, it totally works for hangovers.

[Have I mentioned how many breweries are in and around Ann Arbor?]

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It’s weird they don’t limit any discussions of foods and/or beverages to those you happen to enjoy, isn’t it?

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