Post Date December, 02 2023
Men all like sports, but summer sports can produce a lot of sweating and require corresponding hydration. Sports drinks, made with corresponding formulas, have the effect of supplementing the energy deficiency caused by exercise, and are therefore deeply loved by many people. But can sports drinks cause physical problems? Today, let's explore it from a scientific perspective.
Myth: Sports drinks are essential for sports. They not only effectively replenish water, but also better promote electrolyte balance, replenish energy, prevent hyponatremia and water poisoning, and make athletes perform better. For non athletes, sports drinks are also a part of a healthy life, and they can make you healthier.
Truth: Sports drinks are mainly composed of water, sugar (glucose, oligosaccharides, etc.), and electrolytes of sodium and potassium ions. The purpose is to supplement the water, electrolytes, and energy materials lost by athletes during competition and training. Its biggest function is designed for athletes who engage in intensive, high-intensity sports. For ordinary people, sports drinks are not a healthy daily drink, but rather they can bring a series of health problems.
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Sports drinks help you maintain good athletic fitness?
For athletes, massive loss of body fluids may indeed have an impact on health and athletic ability, but it is currently controversial whether sports drinks can actually better promote the supplementation of body fluids and electrolytes, as claimed by sports beverage companies.
For the most critical issue of hydration, sports drinks also seem to have no better effect than regular water. In modern sports, due to changes in competition rules, athletes can have sufficient time to replenish liquids. Therefore, in sports practice, what can truly harm the health of athletes is the hyponatremia caused by drinking a large amount of water, as well as the fever caused by high-temperature environment.
Sports drinks make you healthier?
After successfully convincing athletes that what to drink during exercise is as important as regular training, the sports beverage industry has expanded its target sales audience. They advertise in the mass media, and they communicate the importance of rehydration and the shortcomings of bottled water to schools, parents, and students through sports medicine education.
Their strategy is very effective, and now non athletes have become the largest consumer group of sports drinks. Many people who do not exercise much regard drinking sports drinks as a healthy lifestyle. An analysis from the Yale University Center for Food Policy and Obesity Research found that a quarter of American parents believe sports drinks are healthy drinks for their children.
Conclusion: For those who maintain the habit of intensive and intensive exercise, as long as they feel thirsty, they should supplement appropriate amounts of water and avoid a large amount of fluid replacement at one time. Whatever they drink, it can prevent dehydration, hyponatremia, and water poisoning; And chocolate, bananas, and other energy supplements are not inferior to sports drinks. Therefore, whether to choose sports drinks is only a personal preference. For amateur sports enthusiasts or people who never exercise, sports drinks are by no means a regular part of a healthy life.
Of course, in the long history of sports drinks, although there are certain adverse effects, such effects should not be infinitely expanded.
(Intern Editor: Zhao Minqing)
