Rehydrating with Soda on a Hot Day May Worsen Dehydration
American Physiological Society (APS)Repeated heat-related dehydration has been associated with increased risk of chronic kidney damage in mice. A new study in rats published in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology reports that drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsened dehydration and kidney injury. This study is highlighted as one of this month’s “best of the best” as part of the American Physiological Society’s APSselect program.