electrolyte replacement
Sports drink purpose
Electrolyte replacement is the replenishing of minerals—sodium, potassium, magnesium—lost through sweating, illness, or exertion.
Sports drinks market themselves as electrolyte replacement beverages.
Medical contexts use the term for treating dehydration: The patient received electrolyte replacement via IV.
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- sports drinkElectrolyte-replenishing athletic beverage
- GatoradeSports hydration beverage
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
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electrolyte replacementplain water
Unadorned drinking liquid
distilled water · tap water · pure water · purified water · spring water
electrolyte replacementdehydration
Excessive fluid loss
hyponatremia · diuretics · electrolyte imbalance · sweating · water intoxication
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