Acidic, sugary sports drinks can soften enamel, especially when sipped for hours. Here is how athletes can protect their teeth without giving up performance.
Post-race beer is not a hydration strategy, but research suggests it is not a disaster either. Here is how to rehydrate first, then celebrate.
Gatorade is removing artificial colors from its lineup in 2026. Here is what changes, what does not, and how to read a sports drink label.
New research suggests at-home sweat patches can miss lab sodium and sweat-rate values by a wide margin. Here is how to use them wisely.
Football produces some of the highest sweat rates in sport. Here is what the research says about sodium loss, dehydration thresholds, and how Gatorade, LMNT, Nuun, Skratch Labs, and Fast Pickle compare for practice and game-day hydration.
New 2026 research pits 100% fruit juice against a glucose sports drink and plain water for post-exercise rehydration. Here is what the beverage hydration index says about which one actually keeps fluid in your body.
A new Sports Medicine paper says most athletes habitually under-drink — and admits nobody knows what decades of it does. Here is what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not.
Cool air blunts thirst, triggers cold-induced diuresis, and hides your sweat losses. Here’s how to adjust fluid and sodium for fall training and race season.
Sleep is the longest stretch of your day without fluid, and the hormone that protects you is back-loaded into hours most athletes skip. What overnight fluid loss actually does to recovery, and how to drink in the evening without waking at 2 a.m.
The 60-minute rule says water is enough for short workouts. Here is what the research actually shows, the two numbers that decide it for you, and the five cases where a 45-minute session still needs sodium.