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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Currently, one of the slogans on the bottle is “Hydrates better than water”. Do they know what ‘hydrates’ means?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When they start an IV line, they use 'normal saline' [0.9% NaCl] and not pure water.

[–] orangeyouglad@lemmy.today 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

because osmotic pressure destroying your cells is bad for you

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fun Fact: 0.9% will cause red cell lysis as well. It's not actually isotonic, and it's probably a hidden cause of unnecessary deaths and definitely results in inferior transfusion product quality at minimum.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago

Salt helps you retain water long enough to absorb it

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

But it’s what people crave!!