• Am. J. Clin. Nutr. · Apr 2018

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Neither body mass nor sex influences beverage hydration index outcomes during randomized trial when comparing 3 commercial beverages.

    • Kurt J Sollanek, Matthew Tsurumoto, Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Robert W Kenefick, and Samuel N Cheuvront.
    • Department of Kinesiology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.
    • Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2018 Apr 1; 107 (4): 544-549.

    BackgroundThe beverage hydration index (BHI) assesses the hydration potential of any consumable fluid relative to water. The BHI is a relatively new metric, and the impact of body mass, sex, and reproducibility has yet to be investigated.ObjectivesTo assess the independent impact of body mass and sex on BHI using beverages not previously assessed, including an amino acid-based oral rehydration solution (AA-ORS), a glucose-containing ORS (G-ORS), and a sports drink (SpD), compared with water (control). The reproducibility of the results was examined using statistical modeling (bootstrap analysis).DesignUsing a repeated-measures design, 40 euhydrated and fasted subjects (17 male, 23 female; urine specific gravity <1.025) were studied on 4 separate occasions. During each trial, subjects ingested 1 L of each beverage, and urine output was measured immediately postingestion and at 1-h intervals for the next 4 h. The BHI was calculated as a ratio of each individual's cumulative urine output after drinking 1 L of water over their cumulative urine output after drinking each of the test beverages.ResultsThe calculated mean ± SD BHIs of the beverages were as follows: water (1.0 ± 0.0), AA-ORS (1.15 ± 0.28), G-ORS (1.21 ± 0.28), and SpD (1.09 ± 0.26). The BHI for both AA-ORS and G-ORS was greater than that for water (P < 0.05). Despite overall differences in body mass, neither body mass nor sex independently affected BHI. Based upon statistical modeling, our results demonstrate excellent reproducibility of outcomes and external validity.ConclusionsOur results suggest that the BHI may be used and interpreted with confidence independently of body mass or sex. Furthermore, a novel carbohydrate-free AA-ORS and a traditional commercially available G-ORS were superior to water in optimizing hydration, whereas SpD was not. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03262597.

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