%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of Isotonic Beverage on the Hydration Status of Healthy Chinese Adults in Air-Conditioned Environment
%A Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
%A Phei Ching Siow
%A Wei Shuan Kimberly Tan
%J Archive of "Nutrients".
%D 2017
%R 10.3390/nu9030242
%X People living in tropical climates spend much of their time in confined air-conditioned spaces, performing normal daily activities. This study investigated the effect of distilled water (W) or isotonic beverage (IB) on the hydration status in subjects living under these conditions. In a randomized crossover design, forty-nine healthy male subjects either consumed beverage or IB over a period of 8 h (8 h) in a controlled air-conditioned environment. Blood, urine, and saliva samples were collected at baseline and after 8 h. Hydration status was assessed by body mass, urine output, blood and plasma volume, fluid retention, osmolality, electrolyte concentration and salivary flow rate. In the IB group, urine output (1862 ¡À 86 mL vs. 2104 ¡À 98 mL) was significantly lower and more fluids were retained (17% ¡À 3% vs. 7% ¡À 3%) as compared to W (p < 0.05) after 8 h. IB also resulted in body mass gain (0.14 ¡À 0.06 kg), while W led to body mass loss (£¿0.04 ¡À 0.05 kg) (p = 0.01). A significantly smaller drop in blood volume and lower free water clearance was observed in IB (£¿1.18% ¡À 0.43%; 0.55 ¡À 0.26 mL/min) compared to W (£¿2.11% ¡À 0.41%; 1.35 ¡À 0.24 mL/min) (p < 0.05). IB increased salivary flow rate (0.54 ¡À 0.05 g/min 0.62 ¡À 0.04 g/min). In indoor environments, performing routine activities and even without excessive sweating, isotonic beverages may be more effective at retaining fluids and maintaining hydration status by up to 10% compared to distilled water
%K hydration
%K air-conditioning
%K indoor
%K isotonic beverage
%K fluid retention
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372905/