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- Published on: 17 November 2016
- Published on: 7 November 2016
- Published on: 17 November 2016Re: Apple juice for rehydration.Show More
I am grateful to Prof Weizman for his response to my Archivist article. Like him, I was concerned that the saccharide content and high osmolality of apple juice might make diarrhoea worse, not better. However, the authors of this article did not find this. It is possible that their surveillance for this adverse effect was inadequate but this cannot be deduced from the article. Archivist can only convey what authors report...
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None declared. - Published on: 7 November 2016Apple juice for rehydration.Show More
I read with great interest the Archivist regarding Apple juice for rehydration. It summarizes a recent study from Toronto, Canada set out to see whether dilute apple juice was as good as standard electrolyte maintenance solution for rehydration (Freedman S, et al. JAMA 2016;doi:10.1001/jama.2016.5352). They conclude that the use of half- strength apple juice may be an appropriate alternative to electrolyte maintenance fl...
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