On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 06:37:26 -0500, "Richard K." >
wrote:

> "RichD" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I want to mix my own sport drink. Looking at the ingredients
> > of Gatorade, it's not too appetizing.
> >
> > I'm thinking, half water, half orange juice. Then, salt, but how
> > many teaspoons, or grams, per liter? It should match the
> > body's salinity.
> >
> > Also potassium, to replenish what's lost in perspiration.
> > That's why long distance runners eat bananas, I believe.
> > Can you get potassium in powder form, and what dosage
> > in the drink?
> >
> > Other minerals?
> >
> > --
> > Rich
>
>
> funny, there is an article Google News dredged up this morning in Headlines:
> http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-...,1196806.story
>
> "Anywhere someone is lifting a weight, strapping on a football helmet or
> lacing up running shoes, there's probably a big bottle of green, blue or
> neon orange liquid nearby. Gatorade, Powerade and other sports drinks have
> drenched just about every sport in America, from triathlons to pee-wee
> soccer.
> But sports drinks are also popular with spectators in the stands, kids
> playing video games, long haul truckers and office workers. Lots of people
> chug down sports drinks without ever breaking a sweat.
>
> It raises the question: Who really needs this stuff? While TV ads suggest
> that sports drinks are the key to athletic success, there's a growing
> backlash in some medical circles against these salty, sugary beverages.
>
> "Sports drinks are oversold and over-hyped," says nutrition expert Kelly
> Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale
> University. "If I were Coke or Pepsi, I would sell off these brands. People
> are starting to figure out sports drinks, and criticism against them is only
> going to grow."
>
> Some of that criticism showed up in the July issue of the prestigious
> British Medical Journal. A series of articles suggested that the benefits of
> sports drinks are meager at best, especially when compared with plain water,
> the original sports drink.
>

I hate Gatorade and don't drink any of that other cr*p either. Smart
Water? How smart is it to waste your cash on that stuff?

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.