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Recipe ratios in metric: 1 liter water 31 ml sugar 2-1/2 ml salt
Wouldn’t it make more sense to measure the sugar and salts in grams, rather than milliliters?
True, but where IV bags shine is hydrating those that can’t drink water. (Vomiting, nausea, etc)
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Wouldn’t it make more sense to measure the sugar and salts in grams, rather than milliliters?
In fact I think teaspoons are reasonable for those if it's something you'd prepare at home. Faster to measure with a teaspoon than using a scale or measuring cup, I'd think.
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Recipe ratios in metric: 1 liter water 31 ml sugar 2-1/2 ml salt
Wouldn’t it make more sense to measure the sugar and salts in grams, rather than milliliters?
> You can also make good oral rehydration solutions yourself at home for pennies: Just take 32 ounces of water and add 6 teaspoons of sugar and a half-teaspoon of salt. > resist the temptation to drink at a normal rate... An ounce at a time every few minutes This should be something everyone learns. Many common headaches are just dehydration. When you've got a cold or flu, dehydration is common and makes you feel eve…
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> for rehydration, glucose is basically as important as sodium. The two compounds work together to pull water into shriveled cells that have been deprived of ample water.
Translation for metric units users: 32 ounces ≈ 0.95 litre
There was a program that taught women in developing countries to make oral rehydration solution for their children - the result was decreasing deaths due to cholera by an order of magnitude. Many of these women didn't have tools for measuring the ingredients, and the program didn't distribute them - requiring such tools would restrict the spread of the program.
The heuristic is a liter of water, a handful of sugar and a generous pinch of salt. The result may not be exactly the optimal concentration, but it's essentially always close enough to have the desired effect. This heuristic has saved millions (probably tens of millions) of lives.
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In fact I think teaspoons are reasonable for those if it's something you'd prepare at home. Faster to measure with a teaspoon than using a scale or measuring cup, I'd think.
I never liked spoon based measurements as the spoon size varies. There’s also the never ending question of level vs heaping.
> Better yet, we’ve learned since that you can still get most of the benefit without WHO-approved stockpiles of ORS. You can use a number of widely available commercial products that essentially replicate ORS, from sports drinks to Pedialyte. You can also make good oral rehydration solutions yourself at home for pennies: Just take 32 ounces of water and add 6 teaspoons of sugar and a half-teaspoon of salt. There are…
what was the exact mix, if you don't me asking?
“take around 4700 mg of potassium per day max 2000 up to 3000 mg of sodium per day max” into a liter of water for a full day’s worth
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In fact I think teaspoons are reasonable for those if it's something you'd prepare at home. Faster to measure with a teaspoon than using a scale or measuring cup, I'd think.
I never liked spoon based measurements as the spoon size varies. There’s also the never ending question of level vs heaping.