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well hyper=more and hypo=less, iso=equal and the rules of osmosis and all that jazz say if there's a high concentration of salt outside a cell, that means less water and so water will flow out of the cell and leave the cell flacid.
So yeah... tonic is in reference to the water bit... so take from that what you will, but I have no idea - I use an isotonic energy drink before during and after my runs and I feel fine...
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