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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:25 pm	Post subject: Sports drinks What do you think of sports drinks like Gatorade and Lucozade Sport? Are they good for you? Aaron


iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:17 pm	Post subject: I do not think it's healthy to take extra sugar, salt, and other substances by drinking energy/sports drinks including Gatorade and Lucozade Sport. I don't think it's coincidence that US has the biggest market for this type of drinks and has the biggest problem of obesity in the world.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:57 pm	Post subject: What about for enhancing performances in things like long distance running, though? Isotonic drinks like these can help, can't they? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:09 pm	Post subject: I think many of them are effective, and that's why those drinks sell. I just don't think that they are good for you in a long term.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:47 pm	Post subject: Because of the calories? Or because of something else? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:59 pm	Post subject: Primarily because of sugar and salt intake. You should eat carbon hydrate, which will turn into sugar. Salt is used in many foods (for preservation purposes, etc.), so you shouldn't need any extra salt. Sports drinks only give you extra sugar and salt, and you don't need those.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:23 pm	Post subject: So do you think it's wrong that these drinks are called 'sports drinks'. That to me and probably others almost has connotations of being healthy. Aaron

Peter T Davis Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:05 pm	Post subject: Re: Sports drinks altyfc wrote: What do you think of sports drinks like Gatorade and Lucozade Sport? Are they good for you? Aaron Too much sugar, IMO. I generally prefer non-sweetened drinks.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:36 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: That to me and probably others almost has connotations of being healthy. Aaron IMO, it's a marketing phrase.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:41 pm	Post subject: Sure, but should it be allowed, do you think? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:16 pm	Post subject: That's a tricky question. I believe in first amendment, free speech. I also believe in free market, but it's not about doing whatever you want to do or lying. I do believe we need to have rules and regulations. Now, with regard to certain food products including sports drinks, I cannot help thinking that some marketing are flat out lie. Should it be allowed??? ... maybe it shouldn't.

Scolls Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:54 am	Post subject: I honestly think they're a complete waste of money. It's just advertising catching people. You want an energy drink? Have a glass of milk, or orange juice! Much healthier, and will ACTUALLY give your body something of what it needs!

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 1:02 am	Post subject: Our body is designed so that the body will transform food and drinks into energy. Surely, you want to think about what to eat, what to drink and how to prepare, but taking substance that is already transformed into something, like for example, soft drink, isn't exactly the best way to generate our energy.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:29 am	Post subject: But what about isotonic drinks for athletes? They replenish the body quicker, don't they? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:16 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: But what about isotonic drinks for athletes? They replenish the body quicker, don't they? Aaron An isotonic cellular environment occurs when an equal solute concentration exists inside and outside the cell. Molecules flow in and out at an equal rate by osmosis, causing the cell size to stay the same. It will not lose or gain any solutes. An isotonic solution has an equal amount of dissolved solute in it compared to the things around it. Typically in humans and most other mammals, the isotonic solution is 0.9 weight percent (0.009 g/ml) salt in aqueous solution, this is also known as saline, which is generally administered via an intra-venous drip. It is a medium between hypotonic and hypertonic solutions. The document was originally published at Wikipedia and the document is licensed under GNU Free Document License. If you'd like to find out more about Isotonic, you might be interested in visiting this page in Wikipedia. I don't think we can come to conclude that isotonic drinks are all right just because athletes drink. For example, some athletes(?) take oxygen, but it's not the best thing to do in many circumstances.

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:25 pm

Post subject: Sports drinks

What do you think of sports drinks like Gatorade and Lucozade Sport? Are they good for you?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:17 pm

Post subject:

I do not think it's healthy to take extra sugar, salt, and other substances by drinking energy/sports drinks including Gatorade and Lucozade Sport. I don't think it's coincidence that US has the biggest market for this type of drinks and has the biggest problem of obesity in the world.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:57 pm

Post subject:

What about for enhancing performances in things like long distance running, though? Isotonic drinks like these can help, can't they?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:09 pm

Post subject:

I think many of them are effective, and that's why those drinks sell. I just don't think that they are good for you in a long term.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:47 pm

Post subject:

Because of the calories? Or because of something else?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:59 pm

Post subject:

Primarily because of sugar and salt intake. You should eat carbon hydrate, which will turn into sugar. Salt is used in many foods (for preservation purposes, etc.), so you shouldn't need any extra salt. Sports drinks only give you extra sugar and salt, and you don't need those.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:23 pm

Post subject:

So do you think it's wrong that these drinks are called 'sports drinks'. That to me and probably others almost has connotations of being healthy.

Aaron

Peter T Davis

Joined: 24 Jun 2005

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:05 pm

Post subject: Re: Sports drinks

altyfc wrote:

What do you think of sports drinks like Gatorade and Lucozade Sport? Are they good for you?

Aaron

Too much sugar, IMO. I generally prefer non-sweetened drinks.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:36 pm

Post subject:

altyfc wrote:

That to me and probably others almost has connotations of being healthy.

Aaron

IMO, it's a marketing phrase.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:41 pm

Post subject:

Sure, but should it be allowed, do you think?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:16 pm

Post subject:

That's a tricky question. I believe in first amendment, free speech. I also believe in free market, but it's not about doing whatever you want to do or lying. I do believe we need to have rules and regulations. Now, with regard to certain food products including sports drinks, I cannot help thinking that some marketing are flat out lie. Should it be allowed??? ... maybe it shouldn't.

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:54 am

Post subject:

I honestly think they're a complete waste of money. It's just advertising catching people. You want an energy drink? Have a glass of milk, or orange juice! Wink Much healthier, and will ACTUALLY give your body something of what it needs! Idea

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 1:02 am

Post subject:

Our body is designed so that the body will transform food and drinks into energy. Surely, you want to think about what to eat, what to drink and how to prepare, but taking substance that is already transformed into something, like for example, soft drink, isn't exactly the best way to generate our energy.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 7:29 am

Post subject:

But what about isotonic drinks for athletes? They replenish the body quicker, don't they?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:16 pm

Post subject:

altyfc wrote:

But what about isotonic drinks for athletes? They replenish the body quicker, don't they?

Aaron

An isotonic cellular environment occurs when an equal solute concentration exists inside and outside the cell. Molecules flow in and out at an equal rate by osmosis, causing the cell size to stay the same. It will not lose or gain any solutes.

An isotonic solution has an equal amount of dissolved solute in it compared to the things around it. Typically in humans and most other mammals, the isotonic solution is 0.9 weight percent (0.009 g/ml) salt in aqueous solution, this is also known as saline, which is generally administered via an intra-venous drip. It is a medium between hypotonic and hypertonic solutions.

The document was originally published at Wikipedia and the document is licensed under GNU Free Document License. If you'd like to find out more about Isotonic, you might be interested in visiting this page in Wikipedia.

I don't think we can come to conclude that isotonic drinks are all right just because athletes drink. For example, some athletes(?) take oxygen, but it's not the best thing to do in many circumstances.

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