Effect of beverage flavor on body hydration in Hong Kong Chinese children exercising in a hot environment

Stephen Heung Sang WONG, Fenghua SUN

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Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of flavor on voluntary drinking and thermoregula-tory responses in Chinese boys and girls exercising intermittently in a hot environment. Fourteen boys and girls (9 to 11 years old) performed four 3-hour intermittent exercise sessions (20-min walking sessions at 50% VO2peak followed by a 25-minute rest period) in a hot and humid environment (~30 °C ambient temperature and ~70% relative humidity). The participants consumed 1 of 4 beverages ad libitum in a randomized sequence by using a Latin-square principle: unflavored water (W), orange-flavored water (OF), lemon-flavored water (LF), and grape-flavored water (GF). No differences were observed in the total fluid intake (W vs. OF vs. LF vs. GF: Boys, 441 ± 114 vs. 493 ± 106 vs. 387 ± 83 vs. 568 ± 146 ml; Girls, 613 ± 131 vs. 923 ± 204 vs. 825 ± 157 vs. 790 ± 166 ml), urine and sweat output, and physiological perceptual variables among trials and between sexes. The results suggested that Chinese children can maintain body fluid balance while exercising moderately in a hot and humid environment by ad libitum drinking. The flavor of the beverages had no impact on the voluntary drinking and the state of hydration in the current study. Copyright © 2014 Human Kinetics, Inc.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)177-186
JournalPediatric Exercise Science
Volume26
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Citation

Wong, S. H.-S., & Sun, F.-H. (2014). Effect of beverage flavor on body hydration in Hong Kong Chinese children exercising in a hot environment. Pediatric Exercise Science, 26(2), 177-186.

Keywords

  • Boys
  • Girls
  • Flavored beverage
  • Moderate-intensity exercise
  • Drink ad libitum

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