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Gatorade Tastes Better When You're Dehydrated

People tend to think that they that Gatorade tastes better when you're dehydrated. There are some scientific back theories about how your saliva is a lot saltier when you're dehydration so even water tastes different. It's not scientifically proven it's just a doctor talking about like we know your saliva is saltier. That could partially be why when you're so dehydrated it tastes so good because your saliva is really salty and then they were kind of like if that theory goes with Gatorade that the salty saliva could actually make it taste sweeter.

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