Hydration Science

How Hydration Works

Hydration is the balance between fluid entering the body, fluid leaving it and the body systems that distribute water and electrolytes.

IntakeWater comes from drinks, food and normal metabolism.
LossesUrine, sweat, breathing and gastrointestinal losses change day to day.
DistributionElectrolytes help maintain fluid distribution across body compartments.

What matters

Replace what the situation actually requires

For routine daily hydration, water and regular food are often enough. With heavier sweating or gastrointestinal fluid loss, replacing sodium and fluid can become more important.

The useful question is not simply how much water was consumed, but what was lost and what needs to be replaced.

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LOW-SUGAR HYDRATION

LOW SUGAR HITS THE HYDRATION SWEET SPOT.

1 g of sugar per 100 mL prepared. Best Hydrate keeps a small amount of purposeful glucose in the formula for sodium-glucose transport while avoiding a conventional high-sugar load.

Purposeful glucose. Not zero. Not overloaded.

1.0 gsugar / 100 mL
SGLT1sodium + glucose transport
5electrolytes
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