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Busting 5 common myths about water and hydration

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Busting 5 common myths about water and hydration

September 22, 2022 • Do you really need to drink eight glasses of water a day? Can drinking water help you lose weight? Does coffee dehydrate you? Experts explain the science of hydration.

Busting 5 common myths about water and hydration

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Why You Might Want To Be Drinking Beet Juice At The Gym

Beet juice has a small effect on athletes. "But the difference between not making the podium at the Olympics and standing on the top step is often only a couple percent," says Andrew Coggan of Washington University in St. Louis. Alastair Bland for NPR hide caption

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Why You Might Want To Be Drinking Beet Juice At The Gym

October 14, 2015 • The humble red root contains a molecule that boosts muscle power in heart failure patients and athletes, a few small studies show. But it's not yet clear if beet juice can improve muscle stamina.

Running A Marathon? How To Eat and Drink So You Don't Hit The Wall

Performance nutrition experts recommend stopping at all the hydration stations for a quick fill-up of a sports drink to replenish the glycogen that's being burned during a marathon. iStockphoto hide caption

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Running A Marathon? How To Eat and Drink So You Don't Hit The Wall

April 17, 2015 • There's only so much fuel you can store before a big race. A performance nutrition expert gives us the rub on how to optimize carb-loading to avoid the miserable experience of running out of fuel.

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Some Athletes Reject High-Tech Sports Fuel In Favor Of Real Food

July 16, 2012 • Many top athletes are rejecting the processed drinks and gels companies are squarely aiming at them. Instead, they rely on old fashioned water and healthy food to rehydrate and replenish nutrients.

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Is The Coconut Water Craze All It's Cracked Up To Be?

June 18, 2012 • Coconut water, both fresh and canned, is a popular post-workout drink, but unless you run marathons or workout for more than 90 minutes, you can probably stick to water for rehydration.

Is The Coconut Water Craze All It's Cracked Up To Be?

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