Efectos de la ingesta de una bebida hidratante a base de canela y naranja, dirigida a deportistas amateur que asisten al Gold’s Gym de la Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Sports drinks should hydrate and prevent dehydration during sports activity, provide mineral salts and carbohydrates, increase the absorption of water by the combination of mineral salts and sugars. This document presents the introduction of a cinnamon-orange drink as a moisturizing drink for amateur athletes; a bibliographical review is made of the importance of hydration in the performance of some type of physical activity and the physical and nutritional properties of the ingredients aforementioned.Objectives: Establish the effects of the intake of a moisturizing drink based on cinnamon and orange, aimed at amateur athletes attending the Gold's Gym of the UCSG, 2017. Methodology: A descriptive, longitudinal and experimental design study involving 60 athletes w ho went to Gold's Gym, strategically separating the sample between those who ingested elaborate drink and water. Results: The consumption of the elaborated moisturizing drink caused Sodium and Potassium increase in urine. It isn’t prudent to carry out the rehydration process only with water, because an increase in the volume of water decreases the osmolality and the concentration of plasma sodium, causing an increase in the production of urine. The carbohydrates contained in the isotonic drink are of great utility for the replacement of electrolytes that are lost in sweating.