The TRUTH about Gatorade
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2022
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Gatorade has long reigned supreme as the king of all sports drinks, with a longstanding reputation as the “beverage of champions” and a long list of celebrity athletes endorsing the neon-coloured drink. But we're wondering: what’s this drink actually doing for - or to - our bodies?
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Thank you for mentioning that weird "healthier" option that brands do. It's just admitting fault basically by offering a slightly better version at a usually higher price. Like why even sell the regular version if you're admitting it's worse for you?
I'm a construction worker who sweats a lot and water absolutely does not do enough to replenish my electrolytes and get me completely rehydrated on its own. There are alternatives to gatorade like pedialyte but something of that nature is absolutely necessary in my situation.
I am a cyclist and in general I use like one to two sport drink mixes per 50 miles ridden depending on how hot it is. Once this last year I forgot to grab some during an event and after 70 miles of riding without anything other than water for hydration. I will say that sport drink really did serve as a boost for the last leg of the event, but overall I agree we shouldn't be drinking these on a regular basis outside of athletics.
Gatorade coming out with Gatorade Fit as a healthier option without all the sugar and food coloring is a confession that their original product has 💩 ingredients!
Soldiers and hikers kinda need electrolytes on long marches, but it is much easier to carry them in powder form in a backpack and combine them with water in a hydration pouch as needed. There are healthy powder mixes available that don't contain any nasty stuff.
The diy salt + lime + salt thing really does work when you're feeling sorta bad! If you do need a bit of sugar, can add honey.
Gatorade has helped in aiding athletes succeed in whatever sport they played. Even if you’re not an athlete, chances are you may still be enticed to drink its contents, seemingly unaware of the lies that it’s projecting to you as the consumer of the product. Happy Halloween, Future Proof. Bless you for continuing on with the hard work and effort into making these videos for us.
as a teenager who grew up playing soccer, there was a time where I drank this more than water for years straight..
If you are sweating a lot, not even from excursion, water won't be enough to replenish you. If you're in a hot and humid environment, just being outside you may need a dedicated electrolyte replacement. When my dad did work in Indonesia, people carried around packets of sea salt, so when midday rolls around you down some salt with your water and it perks you right back up, water alone wouldn't suffice. Iirc its fairly common place in America's Southern states to put salt on fruit and melons in the summer, which I highly recommend! Pineapple or honeydew is great with a sprinkle of salt
A kid who’s dad was a dentist made a 6th grade science project where he took teeth and soaked them in different liquids to demonstrate how caustic they were. Gatorade was the only one that dissolved the tooth completely, even over vinegar, lemon juice, and coke.
I personally always choose something like Gatorade if I’m sick and puking-water just makes it worse, while Gatorade historically has made me stop. That’s my only use of those drinks though 😅
When I go for all day hikes or climbs, especially in the heat, I find taking some electrolytes does help clear the fatigue that follows. Even still, as you say there are much better options than Gatorade to replace your electrolytes. It’s not the sugar you need, it’s the electrolytes. If you actually need them, they’ll taste good regardless of how little sugar you add
Honestly, the traditional orange slices are great for a quick sugar and water fix. Tomato with salt is also great. Even some saltine crackers do the trick. :D
I've kind of came to the same conclusion regarding sports drinks like Gatorade because of the sugar content. I treat it as a specialized drink for when I'm in competition as it has water, electrolytes and the sugar for the quick energy release. Safe to say there are lots of exercise situations where you don't need these and it's better for your health and fitness to avoid drinking that much sugar everyday. The sugar is for when you're competing and on the spot and even then, it's fine to drink water or make your own electrolyte drink.
I work construction and am a distance runner. This summer I had an electrolyte imbalance for a few days. The symptoms were similar enough to dehydration and with the really hot summer we had I just kept chugging more and more water. I'm good now!
There's actually a WHO formulation for hydration salts mix, and you can get it as powder online (big online source, I don't recommend any over any others.) The powder is good to have around if you wind up with bad diarrhea or some other stomach bug, or if you're an outdoor worker in the hot new reality of summer. The formula DOES have sugar, but nowhere near as much as Gatorade and not none like sugar free options. It's not just there for taste, it's a necessary component, but it just doesn't need to be as much as is in Gatorade. Just salt, sugar, and water isn't a complete mix. I would suggest people look up recipes for the mix if they don't want to buy it premade. Put some with the food you should have learned to store in case of emergency, put some in your backpack. In other words, be prepared. Dehydration is deadly serious and you don't want to be without a treatment if the hospitals are full again and you have a stomach bug (obviously it isn't as good as IV fluids, so if you need a doctor, see one.)
As someone with IBD Gatorade as been essential for my illness and highly recommended by my doctor's and other health professionals for surgery prep and other conditions....just because it's not a great "sports drink" doesn't make it entirely bad.
Im from germany, Gatorade still isnt really big here, but Powerade was already pretty popular like 20 years ago when I was a kid. Nowadays I only consume sugar+electrolyte drinks on really long bike tours (6Hours+) or shorter ones in extreme heat (28°C+), when I somewhat need it. Even if its just a psychological effect. It helps you push threw. I usually buy it in powder form from Powerbar and mix it with tap water.
Gatorade isn’t my favorite but having a j pouch, I am often low on electrolytes (I literally don’t have a colon) so when I workout or am having extra loose stools, body armor, Gatorade or Powerade mixed with water and a little lemon juice are a necessity for me. Otherwise I do feel dehydrated or weak. It’s necessary for hikes in the heat as well, otherwise I get sluggish and sick.
As a cyclist who ride 300+ kms per week in the Andes mountains, water is not enough to keep you alive while riding up. Gatorade always works great for me, it's easy to prepare your own healthier sports water but I don't have the time and I only drink it while cycling, day by day I don't touch it.