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Originally Posted by Tempest
While I think it's ridiculous, when you look at black and white definitions, it makes sense since water alone does not necessarily prevent dehydration... For example, the most common form of dehydration among humans is water and electrolytes.. So drinking just water isn't going to prevent that...
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Pure water is in fact toxic since it contains no electrolytes and thus dilutes the electrolytes in your blod causing osmosis into the cells... end result yhe cells swell and finally pop
Id say water is required for rehydration rather than prevents dehydration