title: [Sport drinks: not a suitable rehydration solution for children].
abstract: A two-months-old male infant with gastroenteritis had been given a sports drink (Aquarius) by the general practitioner as a treatment for dehydration and was referred because of ongoing vomiting and weight loss. The child recovered after reinstitution of normal bottle-feeding and administration of a regular oral rehydration solution (ORS). The sports drink was analysed and found to contain less salt than ORS. As a result, the salt:sugar ratio was not optimal. Sports drinks are therefore contraindicated in the treatment of dehydration in children.
authors.affiliation: Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Postbus 2310, 8901 JH Leeuwarden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dousma
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: de Vries
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D003681:Dehydration / Q000628:therapy*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015532:Rehydration Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000032:analysis; D014839:Vomiting; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D015532:Rehydration Solutions; D012965:Sodium Chloride