‘Loaded water' is hyped as a secret to hydration. But adding electrolytes is merely effort down the drain | Antiviral

The average person does not need to be adding anything to their water

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ttitudes towards hydration have become another faultline in the generational divide: while the giant “emotional support” water bottle is ubiquitous among gen Z, those of the writer Ian McEwan’s vintage find the modern obsession with hydration “deranged”. McEwan and his ilk will be even more perplexed then that even those guzzling from their Stanley Cups throughout the day are being told they are still not sufficiently hydrating themselves.