In the heat, the most important thing is to take care of the fluid balance. Milk is the best heat drink.
In the heat, you have to drink evenly so that the dehydration does not surprise you. Adobe Stock / AOP
In the heat, you should think more about what you eat and drink. But the general practitioner of Terveystalo Emilia Lagus Drinks a general belief about drinking that should not be drunk in the heat.
For example, according to Lagus, coffee and beer can be enjoyed in small quantities even on a heat day. Lagus states that it is not advisable to drink a large amount of beer due to health in cold or hot. But one beer with other drinks doesn’t hurt. Coffee and alcohol are not in the collar, although it is often claimed.
The superiority of different drinks in hot air has been studied by hydration index.
– It’s not at all as you think. There is no terrible difference between beer and coffee, Lagus explains.
He emphasizes that the most important thing in the heat is anticipation, especially drinking.
Emilia Lagus, a general practitioner at Terveystalo, says that milk has been found to be a good heat drink. Emilia Lagus’s home album
“Even before you go out in the heat, it would be good to take care of the fluid balance,” Lagus says.
According to him, it is better to drink a bit than a large amount at a time. In addition to water and other drinks, fluid is also available from food.
Water poisoning is very rare, but Lagus reminds us that you can drink too much water. But if you are thirsty, you can and have to drink. Water poisoning does not come when there is thirst.
– However, it makes no sense to drink more than you need. But that’s a different thing how much everyone needs, Lagus says.
Winter and summer liquid volumes are different. In winter, a good amount can be two liters, much more in summer. According to Lagus, accurate fluid volumes are impossible to say, as the need depends, among other things, on size, amount of exercise, medication or temperature.
The best indicator is the color of the urine. Light yellow is good, dark tells of too little fluid and water -colored excess.
– Surprisingly, milk is one of the best drinks. Initially thirsty and dry people drank different drinks and investigated how much fluid went in and how much came out.
Lagus says the result was surprisingly smooth, the differences were small.
– Alcohol is difficult because it has to be made under the influence of worse choices. The feeling of being degraded can be imagined to be due to alcohol and not heat.
Mild beer was drunk in the test, so alcohol urinating effect would be terribly affected. On the other hand, according to Lagus, a vodkashot is quite different. Lagus emphasizes that it is not a great difference between mild alcoholic beverages compared to water.
Lagus says that after the first two weeks, one begins to get used to the circumstances. The body follows and it takes time to get used to. Nevertheless, it must be remembered that hard heat is always dangerous.
– Even getting used to it is often anticipation, when you are aware of your limits and be prepared by, for example, taking fluids and getting cool in time.
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