Abstract
True Hydration products are Moderately Hypotonic Electrolyte-Amino Acid hydration formulas designed for rapid, Intracellular Hydration without the need for sodium and sugars. The aim of this study was to determine if a 12 oz. serving of True Hydration was as good or better than 16 oz. of plain water for Hydration levels, Intracellular Hydration, and how quickly it was delivered.
Objective
To determine True Hydration's performance vs. 16 oz. of plain water in the following areas:
- Intracellular hydration
- Full body hydration
- Rapid hydration
Methods
- Subjects were required to fast from food and drink for 2 hours before the study
- Subjects were baselined on Day 1 for:
- Weight
- Bioimpendance markers
- Hydration levels from saliva
- Day 1 trial subjects were given 16 oz. of plain water to consume over 15 minutes
- Subjects were allowed to do normal daily functions and were tested at 30, 60, and 120 minutes
- At completion of Day 1, subjects were sent home and requested to be back in 2 days
- On Day 2, the same subjects were baselined as per Day 1 and given 12 oz. of True Hydration to consume over 15 minutes
- All tests and functions from Day 1 were repeated
Intracellular Hydration โ Hydration levels in your cells
Using Bioimpendance, each subject was tested for intracellular hydration levels and differences noted per time point.
- Intracellular Hydration levels of plain water showed only slight improvement in Intracellular Hydration levels at 60 minutes, and showed a decline at the 120-minute mark.
- True Hydration showed a larger Intracellular Hydration increase than plain water at the 60-minute mark, and increased again at the 120-minute mark where plain water had already shown a decrease.
Hydration โ Full body hydration levels
Using saliva osmolality, each subject was tested for hydration levels and differences noted per time point.
- Hydration levels of plain water showed an actual decline at the 60-minute mark and flatlined hydration levels at the 120-minute mark.
- Hydration levels of True Hydration showed a defined improvement at the 60-minute mark and had declined to just under baseline at the 120-minute mark.
Rapid Hydration โ How fast does it get to your system
Using Bioimpendance, each subject was tested for hydration level at 30 minutes using the HYDEX hydration index.
- Hydration levels of plain water showed an actual decline at the 30-minute mark.
- Hydration levels of True Hydration showed a rapid increase compared to plain water in the first 30 minutes.
Conclusions
On average, 12 oz. of True Hydration showed a marked improvement for the 3 areas of hydration tested over 16 oz. of plain water.
12 oz. of True Hydration has shown:
- To provide rapid intracellular hydration
- Overall better & more persistent hydration levels than 16 oz. of plain water
- Rapid overall hydration, even when compared to 16 oz. of plain water