Water balance

W: 10 ± 190 mL*

W + Na: 60 ± 80 mL*

CE: −50 ± 230 mL

Water: −20 ± 150 mL

Watson et al. 2008 [5]

7 man

PA

Recovery time: 3 h

Supple.: 30 min after exercise every 15 min to complete 1 h

SM and CE

Vol.:150% BML

Vol. of urine excreted

2 h after supple.:

SM: 400 ± 84 mL*

CE: 679 ± 297 mL

% retained liquid

SM: 77% ± 6%*

CE: 62% ± 17%

Water balance

SM: 191 ± 162 mLa

CE: −135 ± 392 mL

Electrolyte excretion in urine

SM: ↑*

Serum osmolality (mOsmol/kg)

SM: ↑ until the end of recovery

Serum electrolytes

SM: ↑ potassiumb

Plasma volume (mL)

No differences

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

Immediately after supplement:

SM: 4.97 ± 0.46**

CE: 7.91 ± 1.30

2 h after supplement.:

CE: ↓c

Subjective sensations

CE: sweeter drinkd

Feeling of hunger with water consumptione

Gastric fullness: ↑ SMf

Volterman et al., 2014 [8]

38 children

Recovery time: 2 h

Supple: 0 min, 15 min and 30 min after exercise

Water; CES; SM

Vol.:100% BML

Vol. of urine excreted

Water > CES > SM**

% retained liquid

Water: 47% ± 26%

CES: 59% ± 20%

SM: 74% ± 18%**

Water balance

Negative for all drinks, but less negative for SM in relation to water**

Urine density (g/mL)

No significant difference

Subjective responses

CES more pleasant than SM and water**

Greater preference for CESg

Desbrow et al., 2014 [34]

15 man

Recovery time: 4 h

Supple.: 30 min after exercise every 15 min to complete 1 h

Cow’s milk, soy milk, Sustagen Sport-Nestlé®, Powerade-Coca-Cola®

Vol.: 150% BML

Water balance

Negative for all drinks, but more negative for Powerade-Coca-Cola® in relation to cow’s milkg; soy milkg and Sustagen Sport-Nestlé®g

Vol. of urine excreted

Powerade-Coca-Cola®: 1834 ± 427 mLh

Cow’s milk: 1338 ± 427 mLhi

Soy milk: 1144 ± 446 mLhi

Sustagen Sport-Nestlé®: 771 ± 367 mLi

% retained liquid

Powerade-Coca-Cola®:16.6% ± 16.5%h

Cow’s milk: 40% ± 24.9%hi

Soy milk: 46.9% ± 19.9%hi

Sustagen Sport-Nestlé®: 65.1% ± 14.7%i

Subjective responses

Sustagem sweeter than the cow’s milk and soy milk*