Coconut water been around for thousands of years, so not a fad (not fade) really, just because westerners have just realised the benefits, of drinking a natural (living as Fadi likes to call it) beverage rather than a sugar loaded sports drink.
Bazza seems to think it's the same as normal water, which it clearly is not, and seems to find fault that for some reason the electrolyte balance is not 100% perfect, then again which food has the perfect balance of ingredients, I think the body is smarter than that (even Bazza's body is probably smarter than what he is), and the body will take what it needs and discard the rest, getting other nutrients and electrolytes from other sources as required.
Not sure what an average trainer is really, if I train I sweat, same as an elite athlete and I also need electrolytes to keep going throughout my day. It's currently 42 degrees in my training area (I just checked it and came inside to hydrate before going out to train, sipping water at the moment) I will be out there in about 30 minutes sweating up a storm, pretty sure I will need electrolytes the same as an elite athlete.
Was hot here yesterday and my lawn really needed doing so I weight myself before doing the lawns, and again after, I lost around 1.3kg of sweat in around 2hrs, and I was sipping water throughout from a 800ml water bottle that I finished off while mowing, so that is around 2.1kg of water or 2.1 litres for the novices that my body 'used up' to keep cool.
Personally I think may be 500ml (may be more, only guessing) of coconut water in addition to my water would have had a good effect on my electrolyte levels, more so than the 800ml of plain old tap water I drank. So no need to be a professional athlete to require a lot of water and electrolytes, just working outdoors in a hot climate will do it.
And all this because my 13 year old daughter likes drinking it... and Bazza thinks the sky is still green
PS I just bought another four litres today as stocks were running low at home, beware the wrath of a 13 year old girl
Hey Mock.
The research shows it hydrates as good as water.
I said all along if you like it drink it.
Cocount water doesnt have enough sodium or glucose for optimal rehydration. How can the body take what it needs when it's not even there.
It was 45C here. And water seemed to work fine working outside all day.
Hows the black market liver tabs going.
Straight off the nutritional label
Per serving:
Potassium 948mg, Magnesium 30mg, sodium 129mg, calcium 72mg, phosphorus 60mg
Wonder how plain tap water compares??
so no Mick I'm not the only one thinking this. Problem is you read and believe advertising material.Coconut water is low in carbohydrates and sodium and rich in potassium, which is not exactly what athletes need when exercising rigorously,
Vita Coco, a leading brand, once boasted that it had 15 times the electrolytes — substances like sodium and potassium that are lost in sweat — in sports drinks. Then a 2011 class-action lawsuit contended that some of the mineral sums on its packages were exaggerated; as part of a settlement, Vita Coco agreed to stop saying that it rehydrated better than sports drinks. “We don’t try to compare ourselves to much of anything anymore,”
Makes perfect sense to me Mick. Also, since when did we need a study for every bloody thing before we give it our tick of approval! Tell that to our great grand mothers and fathers, where they instinctively knew what to eat before some "professional" told them to eat it based on study a, b, or c....So because coconut water does not have enough sodium and glucose for optimal hydration you drink something that has even less sodium and no glucose what so ever, and virtually no electrolytes?? As a matter of fact you drink something that will actually speed up the depletion of electrolytes and call it the same??.......yep makes perfect sense....but only to you
Makes perfect sense to me Mick. Also, since when did we need a study for every bloody thing before we give it our tick of approval! Tell that to our great grand mothers and fathers, where they instinctively knew what to eat before some "professional" told them to eat it based on study a, b, or c....
With all the studies in the world and each group using whatever suites them to attack the other group and prove their particular point, the longest/healthiest living people on this planet are scratching their head in wonder and most probably asking; what's all the fuss about with this different groups when it comes to food, the enjoyment of food, and having the right set of attitude to celebrate life as a whole.
Hey Barry, apparently you're full of wisdom and I'm full of nonsense. Find yourself someone else on the forum who has some sense, as I (according to your intellect), have only nonsense to offer. Before I go, I can assure you that I do not place research ahead of wisdom and real life experiences. Case in point is legumes, or how the so called research is telling people to steer clear based on some of their anti-nutrient factors...similar to greens with a high amount of oxalic acid and how we should be so so careful.So you will believe the advertising by the companies but not the real world measurements if it actually works. Strange. It's funny if research showed it was better you would happy use that, when it doesn't, who needs research. If you can't measure a benifit, where is the Benifit then. It's pretty simple research measuring rehydration.
So you still carrying on with the dead water nonsense?
Also interesting you say our great grandparents instinctively knew what to eat? Since when, I know from stories from mine that they ate what was available and affordable at the time.
The one thing going for coconut water and rehydration is you are more likely to drink more of something if you like the taste. So again back to drink it if you like the taste and are happy to pay for it.
I've been adding a scoop of coconut water extract from True Protein into my gym drink bottle. Tastes pretty authentic and I down a whole bottle of that chit twice as fast as plain water, and about the same as if it was True Endurance blend but that has more carbs per serve.
didnt say it would.Unfortunately coconut water does not come out of the tap so paying a few $$ will not kill me.
Hey Barry, apparently you're full of wisdom and I'm full of nonsense. Find yourself someone else on the forum who has some sense, as I (according to your intellect), have only nonsense to offer. Before I go, I can assure you that I do not place research ahead of wisdom and real life experiences. Case in point is legumes, or how the so called research is telling people to steer clear based on some of their anti-nutrient factors...similar to greens with a high amount of oxalic acid and how we should be so so careful.
Barry, whilst you are enjoying reading your research, I would be enjoying and reveling in eating the same exact food your research would be advising people not to eat. Tired of going in circular arguments with you as I've pointed out to you in a previous post. All the best to you mate.
Hey Barry, apparently you're full of wisdom and I'm full of nonsense.
Find yourself someone else on the forum who has some sense,
as I (according to your intellect), have only nonsense to offer.
Before I go, I can assure you that I do not place research ahead of wisdom and real life experiences. Case in point is legumes, or how the so called research is telling people to steer clear based on some of their anti-nutrient factors...similar to greens with a high amount of oxalic acid and how we should be so so careful.
Barry, whilst you are enjoying reading your research, I would be enjoying and reveling in eating the same exact food your research would be advising people not to eat. Tired of going in circular arguments with you as I've pointed out to you in a previous post. All the best to you mate.