Let’s Drink to That

Drinking enough liquids maintains the body’s fluid balance, which helps transport nutrients in the body—like to your muscles. It also helps regulate body temperature and aides digestion.

With regard to water vs. sport drinks in relation to strenuous exercise, Matt Fitzgerald, an endurance-sports writer, coach and nutritionist, points out that sports drinks contain dissolved minerals and carbohydrates, whereas water doesn’t.

Sodium and other nutrients play important roles in regulating fluid balance in the body. They help determine how much fluid enters into muscle fibers and other cells and how much remains in the blood. Bottoms up!

—Ninette Terhart
www.NinetteTerhart.com