Why does drinking soda pop dehydrate you rather than rehydrate you?
456391
Because it contains a lot of sugar which in turn takes a lot of water for your body to process,there for you use more water to digest the soda than you get from it!
1152153
Yes, soda strips your body of nutrients and this can cause many health problems.\nhttp://www.newstarget.com/004416.html
46859
I'm no doctor, but I have read that drinking plain ol' water (not sodas which have sodium or other popular drinks) helps the body to not retain fluid. Sorry, don't know the mechanics or where I read it. Like the other person said that hope there is a doc involved in this as decreasing fluid intake could be hard on body and kidneys unless under medical supervision.
979867
you drink that much because your body is telling you to drink.  maybe you just get dehydrated easily.  regardless, you can never drink too much water.
550572
Better to avoid either.  High doses of refined sugar can lead to obesity and diabetes.  Artifical sweeteners lead to liver, kidney, stomach, circulatory system and mucous membrane problems. Pick your disease!\n\nI suggest you drink low doses of real sugar pop because won't harm your body as much.  Remember that coke has phosphoric acid, a powerful inorganic acid that if consumed in quantities can give you the ulcer of a lifetime, believe me, been there.
1173265
Soda, because of the high sugars, and the dehydration factors.
48798
Research recently showed that hoenstly, just drink when you are thirsty. Your body knows what is good for you. Plus, alot of foods contain water as well, so you get it that way as well. \n\nJust make sure to drink water when thirsty instead of soda or tea.
12355
Too much caffeine will make you jittery, too much carbonation will give you lots a bodily noises, but the worst part is all the sugar it contains. If soda isn't used in moderation, the pounds will add on. Not to mention, it's horrible for your teeth.
757235
it can make you fat if you drink it all the time and don't cut back on other foods to balance your calorie intake. high fructose corn syrup= halfway processed sugar= easier for your body to process into fat. a can will have 150 calories on average for regular soda. if you don't balance out these calories from somewhere such as not having a cookie or two or exercising for a while to burn the calories then your going to windup gaining weight from it.
546808
Saltwater tastes nasty... kinda ermmmm... saltyish. It's also lethal to some aquatic life whilst essential to others.\n\nAlso drinking salwater will dehydrate you whist fresh water hydrates you.
609152
Because you're body is still dehydrated.  The only fluid that truly hydrates the body is water.  All other beverages are digested through the digestive system as though they were a food - just learned this after being in the hospital with dehydration from seizures and stroke occuring at the same time - I now have to drink 120 ozs of water a day or my body feels sluggish and undernourished - if I drink another beverage - I have found it is usually unsatisfying as far as quinching thirst.  If your water is from your tap it may have a chemical in it you're reacting to - so I would suggest bottled water.
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Gatorade is older, came out first I mean. Was actually developed by some scientists or something for the Florida Gators football team. It's a good drink because of the electrolytes, which I don't know exactly how to explain what they're good for. Eventually, it got marketed and copyrighted and now I think Coca-Cola owns Gatorade. This isn't info from Wikipedia or the web.\n\nAlthough, I heard that Powerade is more beneficial than Gatorade. Just don't start drinking Red Bull or something if you are exercising. Carbonated drinks can cause cramping in muscles. I know this cuz my cross country and track coach (same guy) used to always get pissed off if he saw us drinking soda.
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The body is 90% water.  By drinking water, you are filling your stomach up thus telling your brain that you are not hungry which cuts down on the amount of calories you eat.  Also, water has 0 calories.  If you stop drinking soda and only drink water, the weight will fly off.  It also flushes out the impurities in your body and keeps your other organs strong.  I did this and lost 10lbs in 2 weeks and it didnt come back.  Hope that helps.
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The reason for gaining fat is because you are putting in more calories than you need, no matter how healthy you think your diet is, as soon as you eat more than you need it becomes a bad diet\n"CARDIO" cardio is just raising your heart rate, which any form of exercise will do.\nBeing dehydrated will make your metabolism slow down, and many people think they are hungry when they are dehydrated.\nNote that you do not feel thirsty until you are seriously dehydrated.
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Normally, if you drink something that is not 100% water you wouldnt count it because the ingredients will affect your metabolic system by altering your hydration/dehydration levels.  On top of that you are presurring your kidneys into more work when water just helps them.  Unless its water, dont count it.
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i think its aspartame that converts to formaldahyde when its in your system which can be harmful in significant amounts. if your trying to build muscle mass, then u should not drink because it will dehydrate your muscles. dark sodas stain your teeth.
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A few things first:\nPure water can mean two things: Actual pure H2O, or distilled water, with no minerals or anything but water. Bottled water is really either spring or tap water that has been filtered.\n\nYou don't want to drink only distilled water. I've tried it, and due to the lack of minerals that are found in either bottled or tap water, I experienced severe muscle cramping all over my body within 1 1/2 days. Generally, people receive the necessary minerals for their body to work properly through water. Removing those minerals causes deficiencies, which makes your body not function properly.\n\nDrinking enough bottled water or tap water (there is a difference, but it is only minor in the US) is necessary because: 1. Your body is made up of over 70% water, and it is required to keep your body function properly. 2. Water helps the body remove waste. 3. It provides the necessary minerals that are so hard to get from any other source.\n\nIf you do not drink enough water daily, the results can be dehydration, a build up of toxins and waste within your body, and if severe enough, is a cause of death.\n\nGenerally, tap water is tested regularly by the local, state, and federal governments, and is safe to drink. Some countries prefer bottled water because the tap water is not safe to drink. This is not the case in the US.