Personal Sports Drinks

Have you ever gotten a sports drink instead of a soda thinking you were choosing a healthier option? Well this might change your perspective. Powerade and Gatorade are just watered down soda; yes,  it gives you electrolytes which is what you lose when you sweat, but that does not mean it is good for you. There are many other healthier ways of getting electrolytes than by just drinking a sugar drink. In the Powerade article written by the company does not argue about how water is not helpful to athletes and does not have the opposing argument. Although the gatorade article written by David R. Lamb they make it more persuasive than informational.

The reason why sports drinks appeal to both athletes and non-athletes would be the way food manufacturers mislead those people by associating the word sport on their label, where people assume it must be beneficial for sports and just for drinking. Also many flavors are meant to attract athletes and non-athletes alike because their thoughts on sports drinks is that it has super foods and enhanced performance to help them perform better with their associated sport or it will improve your health.

Each sports drink contains 21 grams of sugar are contained in a 12 ounce bottle of Gatorade. With most bottles being 32 ounces, the consumer is actually ingesting 56 grams of sugar. Although this is not healthy, it is less grams of sugar than an average soda per ounce. “In fact, Berkeley researchers say the sugar in sports drinks may be contributing to the child obesity epidemic by increasing their caloric intake”. For consumers that are less active, the added sugar in their diet is not recommended. Weight gain from extra calories has also been found to be a problem for less active consumers. “For people who are not exercising for at least one hour, 5 days per week, water is the best bet for staying hydrated.” Experts suggest sports drink consumption should be monitored by children’s parents. The best source of hydration for children continues to be water (Schaefer). Unless a person is participating in vigorous exercise for a long period of time, water is the best option for

In an article titled, “Obey your thirst, just not necessarily with a sports drink” written by Jennifer Sygo, many claims are made towards drinking water over sports drinks. Sygo informs the reader that the only time a person should drink a sports drink is when they are doing a lengthy workout; typically two hours or more. Other than that, the average person should not be drinking as many sports drinks as people do today.

Patients who experience both vomiting and diarrhea can lose critical fluids and electrolytes. This can cause a heart arrhythmia, which can lead to a heart attack. As a result, it’s very important to replace fluids and electrolytes lost due to diarrhea and vomiting. Doctors can also prescribe medications to reduce diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.

Sports drinks can do things that water normally can't do. Water is useful by keeping hydration. Sports drinks can do more. According to Source A, sports drinks provide electrolytes and carbohydrates. Both nutrients offer energy boosts that can give longer workouts. Second, sports drinks have bette flavor than water. According to Source B, sports drinks are more appealing to people because of flavor. The flavor of the sports drinks are enjoyed by most people. This means that people will drink more of the sports drinks to have better hydration. Finally, sports drinks have better recovery than water. According to Source C, the type of drink to use depends on how long the activity was. Sports drinks are used for longer durations because the nutirents it gives. The added nutrients also give a performance boost, so sports drinks not only give energy, it also increases how well someone does an activity.

Also, an estimated 4 million cases and over 100,000 deaths occur each year due to this bacteria. Because the intestines are the site in which fluid is absorbed from food, unfortunately for people suffering from the bacteria, the intestines overdo their job and one suffers from diarrhea. Diarrhea is a homeostatic imbalance, in which stools are “watery” (Hoehn, 892).

Now, first up on the imaginary and minuscule chopping block is the electrolyte. This mysterious thing inside your body. The thing that all those sports drinks will replenish. If it’s so important, why does almost nobody know what they are? What is an electrolyte? Well, an electrolyte is the ionic form of elements, like sodium, chlorine, and magnesium. To quote Nate Morrow’s article about electrolytes, “Any fluid that conducts electricity, such as this new saltwater solution, is known as an electrolyte: the salt ions of which it’s composed of are known as electrolytes” (2013, Pg. 1). Electrolytes are, at their most simple and easy to understand form, ions that help maintain the body. There are many different electrolytes, but there are several main ones in a

Assuming that the soccer team is in their fall season and the worked out at the same rate burning the same number of calories/ electrolytes. We would recommend the orange juice, because it the most electrolytes, -27.5 milliamps, the same amount of sugar as the others, and more calories. Even though there are more calories it would replenish the electrolytes in the athletes.

“Just Do It!”. This is a science experiment involving Electrolytes. Electrolytes are salt minerals lost and found in sweat that is from some form or physical exertion. This will compare and contrast the pro's and con's of drinking orange juice as to drinking sports drinks. This may answer questions such as what do electrolytes do to a persons body,

Diarrhea being expelled from the body is not normal. This indicates that there is an issue within the gastrointestinal tract. Normally the small intestine absorbs most of the water in chyme. Approximately 95% of water is absorbed in the small intestine by osmosis (Marieb, 2014). The remaining water is usually absorbed in the large intestine, and some is even used to help soften the stool that is supposed to be pushed out. Peristalsis and segmentation in the small intestine helps mucosal cells absorb the water within the chyme. According to Marieb (2014), water moves freely in both directions of the intestinal mucosa, and active transport of solutes into the mucosal cells creates net osmosis because of the concentration gradient established. Therefore, water uptake is paired to solute uptake, and then affects the absorption of substances that

As sweat is emanating from every pore, the sweet sound of a sub calling from the sideline evokes relief. With a thirty second water break between plays, that lemon-lime Gatorade is equipped with a Topit. Without hassling with the usual twist off cap, the drink is squeezed into that parched mouth in seconds. Using the Topit on this drink offers a convenient solution compared to the standard screw-off cap. Sports drinks such as Gatorade, Powerade, or Vitaminwater all use twist-off tops. These tops are cumbersome and difficult for on-the-go access, especially when pressed for time. Athletes on sideline water breaks need an expeditious way to access their drinks instead of unscrewing and tilting them back, as tilting back an open-mouthed drink can result in spillage when in a rush, thus losing some of your drink and getting yourself wet. The Topit is a universally fitting top that allows easy access to drinking out of sports drink bottles. Because it is made to fit on all major sports drink bottles, this wonder top is versatile and practical. It uses a flexible silicon rubber suction lock to attach to the rims of bottles; this product converts a drink such as Gatorade or Vitaminwater into a reliable water bottle. The Topit is a product that would demonstrate success in sales by using industry-appropriate manufacturing, pricing, distribution, and marketing standards to appeal to its target customer.

The major reason anyone drinks fluid before, during and after physical activity is to replace the water that is lost through sweat. If the water isn't replaced dehydration will occur and performance will be hampered. The purpose of sports drinks is to help rehydrate your body quickly and help improve performance and productivity. This is accomplished through a well-balanced mix of water, sugar (carbohydrates) and salts (electrolytes), the major ingredients in most sports drinks. These ingredients, combined with a variety of fruit flavours, create pleasant tasting drinks that, according to the companies, are suppose to help your athletic performance. Results prove that commercial sport drinks generally accomplish what they set out to do.

Strengths: * Sports drinks one of the fastest growing categories of the beverage market. * Healthy and active lifestyle. * Higher levels of income and education. * Easy to carry to the gym and playing field/court. * Isn’t carbonated. * Easy to ingest and digest. * Excellent source of antioxidant vitamins and minerals.

Sports drinks are used to receive energy while doing an active, or athletic, event. There are three popular types of sports drinks: isotonic (average athlete), hypotonic (low-perspiration athletes; jockeys and gymnasts), and hypertonic (long distance runners that need the extra carbohydrates and electrolytes). Isotonic sports drinks quickly replace fluids lost by sweating and supply a boost of carbohydrates. Hypotonic sports drinks quickly replace fluid lost. Hypertonic sports drinks supplement daily carbohydrate