Gatorade for Replenishing Electrolytes
It’s hard to have a discussion about replacing electrolytes without mentioning Gatorade. I wrote about electrolytes recently and thought I’d talk about some of the different sports drinks on the market. Gatorade created the market for sports drinks. It was created by a team of scientists to help the football coach at University of Florida. His athletes were training in the Florida heat and were struggling. Gatorade was created and the football players performed better. Gatorade is now owned by Pepsi and is one of its best selling products. Ingredients According to the Gatorade website, the following ingredients are in the lemon lime flavored regular (original) Gatorade: WATER, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE,MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, GUM ARABIC, GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN,NATURAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5 Here are the nutritional facts for a 20 ounce (591 mL) bottle: Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 Bottle (591 mL) Amount...