The Surprising Thing Apple Juice Can Cure
The Surprising Thing Apple Juice Can Cure
Here's
one good reason to give in to your kid's screams for juice: Research
suggests the honey-hued beverage may be more effective at fighting
dehydration than pricier drinks than claim to replenish electrolytes.
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found
that children suffering from the stomach bug recovered faster when they
drank a mixture of water and apple juice, versus an
electrolyte-enhanced drink similar to Pedialyte.
Researchers
from the University of Calgary in Canada studied nearly 650 children
between the ages of six months and 5 years who were in the emergency
room suffering from stomach flu symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting
and mild dehydration. Children were selected at random to consume either
a dilute apple juice drink or an apple-flavored with electrolytes to
replace lost fluids. The following week at home, the kids in the
apple-juice group continued drinking either juice and sports drinks, and
the second group continued drinking the electrolyte beverage, according
to Mic.com.
Only 2.5% of the kids who imbibed apple juice needed subsequent
intravenous rehydration, compared to 9% of the children in the
electrolyte maintenance group.
The findings have implications for adults, too: Mic.com points out
that apple juice is a more cost-effective and dignified hangover cure
than stealing your kid's Pedialyte. The logic? Hangovers are linked to
dehydration and are often accompanied by symptoms like headaches, made
worse by dehydration, and vomiting, which further depletes electrolytes.
That's reason enough to stock up on AJ -no matter if it's you (after a
night out) or your kid screaming for juice.
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