Are sports drinks good for you?

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BradPratt

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Not only if you're an athlete, but what if you're sick, or your electrolyte levels are low or feel tired, or just need a lift of sorts? Would drinking some gatorade or powerade help you?

I've had mixed answers. Some doctors told me that when you're sick and what not, it's good to drink that stuff, also when you feel run down, etc. I actually had times when my potassium levels were low, and they gave me bananas, supplements, or just told me, drink some gatorade/powerade or whatever.



So the question is, is this stuff really good for our health or could it throw the electrolyte levels out of whack if they're already normal?

And then the next question is, which brand is the best one for us, because they have quite a few, propel even, and some of them are loaded with unnatural additives, which could really cancel out anything good we're getting from the drink.

Some of the drinks have been proven to be marketing hoopla as wel, and are loaded with sugar such as "vitamin water."



So....do these offer benefits and can be good for us, or basically, all we need is water and a balanced diet?

I mean other than sports drinks, what's the best way to replenish fluids/electrolyte levels?
Also, is there ANY real need for protein bars, power bars, nutrition bars, meal replacement bars, etc? They're also loaded with additives, high calorie content, milk, etc,..which might be bad mucus wise, if you have a lung condition/asthma, etc....they're not the most natural thing you can eat.

So then, if any of this stuff really doesn't matter, what can we eat/drink in its place as a healthier alternative?
 
Unless you do sports, no. They are loaded with sodium and carbs. You will gain a ridiculous about of weight if you do not burn the carbs that will turn into sucrose.
 
Propel is the best IMO, because it's so low in calories and sugar, but still has the vitamins. I think the health bars are good for when you are in a hurry or if you were too busy to eat that day and your blood sugar drops. But don't buy the energy bars, get an actual healthy bar. You have to read the ingredients and compare to other bars.
 
Propel is the best IMO, because it's so low in calories and sugar, but still has the vitamins. I think the health bars are good for when you are in a hurry or if you were too busy to eat that day and your blood sugar drops. But don't buy the energy bars, get an actual healthy bar. You have to read the ingredients and compare to other bars.
 
Gatorade and powerade really arent that all good for you there just packed full of sugar and "claim" to boost energy levels etc. Although drinking lucozade, the fizzy one is scientifically proven to help and is always recommended by the doctors to help boost your energy levels. Well the sports drink i would say is good for you but only when you need it is lucozade, but still energy drinks arent really the best thing. Water is the best thing to hydrate you. So water and a balanced diet, and youll be fine. Energy drinks are just packed full of glucose which most of the time you dont need.
 
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