Does Gatorade Actually Hydrate Better Than Water?

When Daniel spotted "hydrates better than water" on a Gatorade bottle during recovery from gall bladder surgery, he had to know — did the FDA actually clear that claim? We dig into the regulatory gray zone, the 2020 class-action lawsuit dismissed as puffery, and the real physiology behind sodium-glucose cotransport. The answer is more nuanced than PepsiCo's marketing suggests: the claim holds up for marathon runners in the heat, but not for desk workers. And for someone recovering from surgery? That's where the science gets genuinely interesting. Episode #060749 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/060749