Two Percent Dehydration Impairs and Six Percent Carbohydrate Drink Improves Boys Basketball Skills.

The article cites the study which focuses on the effects of exercise heat-induced two percent dehydration (DEH) and euhydration (EUH) with six percent carbohydrate-electrolyte solution (CES) compared with placebo (P EUH) on 15 skilled basketball players ages 12 to 16 years old. Subjects had undergone three separate heat exposure exercises for two hours with limited fluid intake in two percent DEH, six percent CES, EUH with flavored water as placebo. After which, subjects performed continual basketball drills. A conclusion was made that deterioration in performing basketball accompanies two percent dehydration in 12 to 15 years old players. EUH with six percent CES significantly improves shooting performance and on-count sprinting over EUH with water.