Milk, orange juice, pedialyte more hydrating than water

Re:Milk, orange juice, pedialyte more hydrating than water by the_duke on Sunday July 03, 2016 @10:03AM (#12026081)

I was going to write a scathing comment about the study, but you pretty much said it all. This study is really quite pointless.

What suprises me is that anyone with knowledge in physiology would call this study "brilliant". I would expect better of someone leading a laboratory and an education in biology. (http://kins.uconn.edu/lawrence-e-armstrong-ph-d/)

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Re:Milk, orange juice, pedialyte more hydrating than water by colechristensen on Sunday July 03, 2016 @10:13AM (#12026109)

From a scientific perspective, the study has plenty of value. Making models of how what you consume effects gastric emptying and urination patters... I could see that being super useful for, say, drug trials. How medicine travels through your digestive tract is important. Basic facts about the body's response to stiumli is important.

That is... as _long_ as you constrain yourself to only concluding the facts that are there. How fast your stomach empties and urination schedules ... these aren't facts the average person can draw any conclusions from.

Good for science, bad for stupid news articles.

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