Pedialyte#hangover
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Pedialyte is an oral electrolyte solution manufactured by Abbott Laboratories and marketed for use in children. It was invented by Dr. Gary Cohen of Swampscott, Massachusetts, and was first issued to hospitals in 1966. Non-hospital sales to consumers began in 1969.https://www.foodrepublic.com/1346874/pedialyte-hydration-booster-for-kids-and-adults/ Food Republic -- Pedialyte
Description
Pedialyte is claimed to promote rehydration and electrolyte replacement in ill children.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
Pedialyte is lower in sugars than most sports drinks, containing 100 kilocalories per liter compared to approximately 240 in Gatorade. It contains more sodium (1,035 milligrams per liter vs. 465 mg/L in Gatorade) and potassium (780 milligrams per liter vs. 127 mg/L in Gatorade). Pedialyte does not contain sucrose, because this sugar has the potential to make diarrhea worse by drawing water into the intestine, increasing the risk of dehydration. In its flavored formulations, Pedialyte uses the synthetic sweeteners sucralose and acesulfame potassium.{{cite news |last1=Calderone |first1=Julia |title=24 foods that artificial sweeteners are hiding in |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/surprising-foods-that-artificial-sweeteners-are-hiding-in-2016-1 |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Business Insider |publisher=Insider, Inc. |date=Feb 4, 2016}}
Pedialyte has become a hydration alternative to sports drinks for some athletes.{{cite web |title=Athletes, migrants drinking Pedialyte |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2007/12/26/Athletes_migrants_drinking_Pedialyte/UPI-60661198689475/ |work=United Press International |access-date=19 February 2012 |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903115025/https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2007/12/26/Athletes_migrants_drinking_Pedialyte/UPI-60661198689475/ |url-status=live |date=December 26, 2007 }}
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Pedialyte has become a popular drink for people suffering from hangovers, with one third of its sales coming from adults. There has been a 57% increase in its use by adults since 2012. As a result, Pedialyte has begun a marketing campaign promoting the use of Pedialyte by hungover adults.{{cite web |first=Katie |last=Little |date=May 14, 2015 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/got-hangover-pedialyte-says-it-has-cure-n358796 |title=Got a Hangover? Pedialyte Says It Has a Cure |work=NBC News |access-date=16 June 2019 |archive-date=14 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414081935/https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/got-hangover-pedialyte-says-it-has-cure-n358796 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/pedialyte-now-marketing-to-hungover-adults|title=Pedialyte now marketing to hungover adults|date=25 November 2016|publisher=Fox News|access-date=16 June 2019|archive-date=3 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803083018/http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/05/15/pedialyte-now-marketing-to-hungover-adults/|url-status=live}}
Pedialyte is similar to rehydration fluids used by the World Health Organization (WHO) such as "New Oral Rehydration Solution" (N-ORS), that are used during the outbreak of illnesses such as cholera and rotavirus. Similar products include Lytren, NormaLyte, Gastrolyte, Ricelyte, Repalyte, Resol, Cordial, Hydralyte,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rpFH63q7d0wC&q=Repalyte,+Cordial |title=The Complete Family Medical Guide |isbn=9781741218978 |last1=Carter |first1=Warwick J. |year=2003 |publisher=Hinkler Books |access-date=19 September 2021 |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306174901/https://books.google.com/books?id=rpFH63q7d0wC&q=Repalyte%2C+Cordial |url-status=live}} and Drip Drop.{{cite web |last=Reyes |first=Nancy |title=Cholera stalks Harare |url=http://www.bloggernews.net/117643 |publisher=Blogger News Network |access-date=19 February 2012 |date=September 6, 2008 |archive-date=11 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211210040/http://www.bloggernews.net/117643 |url-status=usurped }}
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