Water based drink for people engaged in athletic or other strenuous activity
US4592909A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K33/42
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A water based drink formulated for consumption by people engaged in athletic or other strenuous activity is disclosed. The drink comprises purified water to which has been added electrolytes (ions) of the type normally lost in such activity and in amounts in proportion to which the electrolytes are normally lost. The drink does not include sugar which increases osmolarity and retards gastric emptying. The drink may consist essentially combinations of purified water, sodium chloride, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride with the salts being proportioned as stated.
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