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THE IMPORTANCE OF REHYDRATION IN THE HOT WEATHER

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1. Why is it important to rehydrate the body in the hot weather?

The weather is in the summer, many areas across the country are having hot sun, intense heat. According to experts, the hot weather will appear more and increase in intensity nationwide, the highest temperature can reach 42 degrees Celsius. Hot weather causes body temperature to increase, leading to sweat more to regulate body temperature thereby causing dehydration. Besides, if you move for a long time in the sun, it can cause heatstroke and heat shock.

Statistics at medical facilities show that the number of people admitted to emergency hospitals in the summer is often 3 times higher than at other times. Among them, cases of heat stroke and brain stroke, electrolyte disturbances, pneumonia accounted for the majority.

Besides, summer is also the time when it is easy to get sick because of hot weather, and it starts in the rainy season. According to the Hanoi Department of Health, now, the weather has turned to hot and humid summer. These are favorable conditions for diseases to develop and increase such as: Hand, foot and mouth disease, chickenpox, dengue fever, measles, acute diarrhea, etc.

Diarrhea, vomiting. Severe, acute diarrhea — meaning diarrhea that comes on suddenly and intensely — can cause a lot of water and electrolytes in the body to be lost very quickly. If you have vomiting along with diarrhea, you lose even more fluids and ions. Fever is also one of the causes of dehydration in the body.

When the amount of water in the body is lost to a certain level, it can cause bad conditions for the body such as: When you lose 3%, you will be very thirsty and want to faint. and anorexia. When you lose 4% to 5% of your body weight, you will experience fatigue, headaches, and dizziness. Finally, if you lose 10% or more of your body weight, there is a risk of death. So rehydration is important to keep the body healthy.

2. Effective rehydration in the hot weather

2.1 Daily rehydration: 

We lose 2.5l of water in the body (including water and essential ions) every day, so it is necessary to replenish the lost amount of water for the body to function normally, inside and out. Besides, it is necessary to pay attention to the body condition when heatstroke and heat stroke due to hot sun to rehydrate in time.

2.2. Rehydrate with drinks containing sugar and salt

Japan Sports Association recommends drinks containing sugar and 0.1% to 0.2% table salt (40mg to 80mg sodium per 100ml) to rehydrate and prevent body disorders heat (heatstroke, heat stroke caused by sudden weather changes)

2.3. Rehydration when sick

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends: “Patients with fever, dengue fever need to fully rehydrate the body with milk, juice, ionic supplements or rice/barley water. Don't just drink water."

Besides, when having diarrhea, vomiting, it is also necessary to rehydrate the body in time to avoid more severe dehydration.

2.4. Rehydrate with an ion supply drink Pocari Sweat

Pocari Sweat - ion supply drink from Japan, helps to quickly rehydrate with an absorption rate 2.2 times faster than filtered water. At the same time, it effectively compensates for lost ions in body fluids such as Na, K, Mg2, Cl-, Ca2, helping the body absorb quickly, balance body fluids when sweating, and lose water.

Pocari Sweat is available in 350ml, 900ml bottles, 330ml cans and 13gr powder packs, suitable for use and you can easily carry it anywhere, anytime.

Note: For people with medical conditions such as high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, abstaining from salt, sugar, etc., it is necessary to consult a doctor or nutritionist to use Pocari Sweat properly.

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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dehydration/symptoms-causes/syc-20354086

https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/nutraceutical/about/rehydration/water/dehydration-signs/

https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/health-and-illness/heat-disorders/replenish/

WHO documents: 2019 Dengue guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control

https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/nutraceutical/about/rehydration/researchlab/studyresults04.html

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