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(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers say flat soda is not a good remedy for kids who are dehydrated due to vomiting and diarrhea.
Many doctors will offer flat soda as an alternative to children who dont like the taste of oral rehydration solution a medical concoction containing the right balance of sugars, salts and other essential nutrients. British researchers who compared carbonated drinks deprived of fizz with such solutions find soda contains too much sugar and not enough salt to treat the condition.
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Carbonated drinks, flat or otherwise, including cola, provide inadequate fluid and electrolyte replacement and cannot be recommended, conclude the authors.
The World Health Organization currently recommends oral rehydration solutions contain both sodium and glucose. Carbonated drinks have higher glucose levels and lower levels of both sodium and potassium. Brand name colas, for example, contain more than seven times the recommended amount of glucose for oral rehydration solutions.
SOURCE: Archives of Disease in Childhood, published online May 26, 2008
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