Choosing the Right Sports Drink

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Sports drinks refer to drinks with nutrients and their contents that can adapt to the physiological characteristics of people who are exercising or physically active, can replenish water, electrolytes and energy for the body, and can be quickly absorbed

Sports drinks are a kind of special-purpose drinks.

Energy drinks are mainly used to provide the body with supplemental energy, or to accelerate the release and absorption of energy

Nutrient beverages, such as vitamin beverages, although not classified as sports beverages, can also be consumed during daily exercise due to the addition of vitamins and electrolytes

Although electrolyte drinks contain potassium, sodium, calcium and other substances, compared with sports drinks, they do not have the characteristics of "replenishing energy" and "rapid absorption" and are more suitable for daily drinking

Sports drinks are not exclusive to professional athletes.

Although sports drinks can quickly replenish energy, their sugar content is usually 3%-8%.

The sodium content in sports drinks is generally 50-1200 mg/L, and the potassium content is generally 50-250 mg/L.

Sports drinks are suitable for drinking for more than 1 hour of strenuous exercise, high-intensity exercise or labor with a lot of sweating.

The sodium content of sports drinks is high, and it is not recommended for people with high blood pressure, heart disease, and kidney function problems

Sports drinks are high in sugar.

When shopping for a sports drink, the easiest way to tell is if it says "sports drink" on the packaging

(Xiong Zheng Zhu Hai)

"China Food News" (July 21, 2022, 06 edition)

(Editor-in-charge: Zhu Meiqiao)