Posted on 04/26/2025 10:05:37 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Gatorade was developed for athletes who engage in prolonged, intense exercise and who need hydration, energy and electrolytes.
High school kids guzzle it like it’s water, they favor the neon colored ones - and drink it in place of water - Powerade too - because they see athletes. endorsing it. The sugar and salt hit alone are why they shouldn’t be drinking it.
“For individuals who are less active, the added sugar and sodium in Gatorade can increase the risk of weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.”
Our school nurse used to hammer this to the kids - went in one ear and out the other but at least the information was being put out there.
I also remember a game in the heat of Dallas with the Eagles, and the Eagles drank pickle juice before the game, and totally destroyed the Cowboys.
I don’t think anyone would recommend Gatorade for athletes today.
Same for Powerade.
Powerade Zero drops the sugar but doubles up on the sodium.
A friend's college B-ball team went to the Soviet Union in the 1980s on some kind of goodwill exchange. He said at half-time, the Russians gave them hot tea with lemon and ginger root.
They were angry - where's our Gatorade? Where's the sports-drink? What's this weird-tasting old-lady drink in teacups? Clearly, the Russians were trying to subtly sabotage them, so the home team would win.
Then they realized - oh, that's what the Soviet athletes drank also.
Sugar-laced crap
FSU tried to come up with their own version, but Seminade only sold well in San Francisco. ;)
Was it pickle Juice, or PickleBACKS?
It’s no better than soda, the extra potassium notwithstanding.
Damn straight!!
So these brilliant ball players know more than the nephrologist that invented Gatorade.
https://history.med.ufl.edu/profiles-in-history/dr-robert-cade/
How about toilet water?
Switchel used to be a popular hot weather drink with farmers and others working outside in the heat. It's made from apple cider vinegar and molasses, so pickle juice doesn't sound all that bizarre.
High school kids guzzle it like it’s water, they favor the neon colored ones - and drink it in place of water - Powerade too - because they see athletes. endorsing it. The sugar and salt hit alone are why they shouldn’t be drinking it.
I'm not that old. But the only times that we were drinking sports drinks were during athletic events.
Otherwise, we didn't drink it.
So obviously parents need to tell their children don't drink Gatorade unless they're playing basketball or something like that.
But for some reason this is not happening.
Pro tennis players drink pickle juice mixtures to avoid muscle cramps. If they start cramping they will use 100% in hopes of quick recovery. Have seen many tennis players go to their knees and have to be taken off the court in wheel chairs.
When at U of Florida for law school in the mid-1970s, I met Dr. Cade briefly. He was a conservative and a fine gentleman.
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