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I used to do distance running. I figured out that both apple and grape juice have approximately double the calcium, potassium, magnesium (electrolytes), and cal

by rob05c 13y ago

I used to do distance running. I figured out that both apple and grape juice have approximately double the calcium, potassium, magnesium (electrolytes), and calories as Gatorade. So I started drinking juice diluted with 50% water. Way more natural, and fructose is much healthier than sucrose. It worked pretty well for me; YMMV.

Xcelerate 13y ago
I also was a distance runner. After a long, hot run, Gatorade tasted good so I drank it. As far as I can tell, it's not killing me in a very obvious way, so I'll continue to drink it as long as it keeps tasting the same.
yareally 13y ago
There's plenty of sucrose in fruit[1] (juice). Sucrose is the sweet tasting element of fruit. Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple monosaccharide found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose[2]. [1] http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-009009000000000000000.html http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-009009000000000000000.ht... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose
crazygringo 13y ago
Yeah, I don't see much difference between 50% apple juice 50% water, and Gatorade. They're both great. I'll drink whichever is on hand. After all, they both do the same thing: give you sugar and water, in a good balance for during- or post-workout. (Soda is too fizzy, too sweet.) Obviously, the fruit-juice version is probably healthier. Gatorade isn't about your mental state, I don't know where the author got that idea. It's about water and energy in the form of instant calories.
- dllthomas 13y ago
  "Gatorade isn't about your mental state, I don't know where the author got that idea." Well, the author claims he got that idea from the studies that showed 1) a better effect when gargling with Gatorade than drinking it, 2) a better effect when gargling with sugar water than with fake-sugar water, and 3) mental state differences between the two sets of garglers. Presuming the studies were conducted well (and, to be fair, it's quite a presumption), it would seem to be a compelling case.
- lnanek2 13y ago
  Did you read the article? Studies show gargling with gatorade improves cycling performance more than swallowing. Therefore you have to accept it is indeed about mental state (or mouth moistness anyway).
drjesusphd 13y ago
If I remember right, sucrose = fructose + glucose

by rob05c 13y ago

Xcelerate 13y ago

I also was a distance runner. After a long, hot run, Gatorade tasted good so I drank it. As far as I can tell, it's not killing me in a very obvious way, so I'll continue to drink it as long as it keeps tasting the same.

yareally 13y ago

There's plenty of sucrose in fruit[1] (juice). Sucrose is the sweet tasting element of fruit. Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a simple monosaccharide found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose[2]. [1] http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-009009000000000000000.html http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-009009000000000000000.ht... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose

crazygringo 13y ago

Yeah, I don't see much difference between 50% apple juice 50% water, and Gatorade. They're both great. I'll drink whichever is on hand. After all, they both do the same thing: give you sugar and water, in a good balance for during- or post-workout. (Soda is too fizzy, too sweet.) Obviously, the fruit-juice version is probably healthier. Gatorade isn't about your mental state, I don't know where the author got that idea. It's about water and energy in the form of instant calories.

dllthomas 13y ago
"Gatorade isn't about your mental state, I don't know where the author got that idea." Well, the author claims he got that idea from the studies that showed 1) a better effect when gargling with Gatorade than drinking it, 2) a better effect when gargling with sugar water than with fake-sugar water, and 3) mental state differences between the two sets of garglers. Presuming the studies were conducted well (and, to be fair, it's quite a presumption), it would seem to be a compelling case.
lnanek2 13y ago
Did you read the article? Studies show gargling with gatorade improves cycling performance more than swallowing. Therefore you have to accept it is indeed about mental state (or mouth moistness anyway).

drjesusphd 13y ago

If I remember right, sucrose = fructose + glucose