Brookhouse Science Expo 2022

ELECTROLYTE REPLENISHMENT IN THE BODY

Abstract Results
A study conducted by Mehmet Cebi in 2017 showed that 25

neither sports drink nor water consumption post-exercise

had little to no effect on electrolyte levels. This concluded 20

that replacement between sports drinks and water

consumption reflect similar results. To assess the truth 15

behind the electrolyte content in sports drinks, we will

perform an experiment on local sports drinks and compare
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the results with those of regular fruit juice

Replenishing lost electrolytes

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calculating body weight loss in fluids during exercise:
Measure weight before exercise
Measure weight after exercise
Calculate the difference in body weight
Convert kgs/lbs into fl oz to obtain the amount of liquid
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Discussion
A fair test was conducted under the same
concentrations and similar conditions so this
offers an accurate representation of the data. As
the world slowly opens up post-COVID-19,
isotonic drink sales are expected to shoot up as
the sporting industry gets a foothold. Athletes
who are unaware of the untold benefits in
regular orange juice will rely on a less effective
alternative that requires less resources to make
and contribute toward sustainability

Methodology
1. Place the conductance sensor in the distilled water.
2. Read and record the current on the multimeter.
(Control)
3. Place the conductance sensor in tap water.
a. Make sure to submerge it to the same depth as
when you measured the distilled water.
Conclusion
4. Record the current.
Juice being a cost-effective solution, we can
5. Rinse the sensor in distilled water
conclude that the dependence on sports drinks
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 with the sports drink and orange
by athletes is an inefficient way of replenishing
juice
lost electrolytes
7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 two more times and average
current measurements across the three trials for References Presented by
each liquid. tandfonline.com Andrew Obwocha
8. Calculate the conductance for each liquid by using: blog.bridgeathletic.com Christian Muthoga
a. Conductance = Current(amps) / Voltage(volts) humankinetics.com Ibrahim Mughal
(Using a 9V battery so voltage is always 9 in this sciencebuddies.org Isaac Githiri
case)
Toiyan Gitonga