Hydrating beverages and method
OwnerRobert A. Robergs, John L. Sigalosinventors
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Abstract
There are disclosed hydrating beverages for animals comprising water, glycerol, sodium, and potassium, with the potassium being present in an amount sufficient to provide in the blood plasma, when said beverage is ingested at rest, during exercise, and after exercise/dehydration, a potassium level of between about 5 to 8 meq/l and excretion of potassium in the urine. Also disclosed is the method of rehydrating animals by administering said beverage after dehydration.
Claims16
A hypertonic hydrating beverage for animals comprising water, glycerol, sodium, and potassium, wherein the potassium is present in an amount sufficient to provide in the blood plasma, when said beverage is ingested, a potassium level of between about 5 to 8 meq/l and excretion of potassium in the urine.
A hypertonic hydrating beverage for humans consisting essentially of water, a sweetening agent, glycerol, sodium, and potassium, wherein the potassium is present in an amount of at least about 6 meq/l.
The method of enhancing rehydration of an animal after rest, during exercise, and after exercise/dehydration comprising administering to said animal a hypertonic beverage comprising water, glycerol, sodium, and potassium, said potassium being present in an amount sufficient to provide in the blood plasma of said animal a potassium level of between about 5 to 8 meq/l and excretion of potassium in the urine after ingestion.
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