Since a while sports
drinks have been gaining popularity. These products promise to help you to
exercise better and increase energy levels. It is true that water is the best
choice for hydration, but when we exercise, we lose electrolytes (medical term
for salts, specifically ions) from perspiration and it is necessary for the
body to recover them. Also, we can get a carbohydrate boost from sports drink,
which is very useful when doing exercise.
Till this point,
sports drinks are nothing but a helpful beverage. However, there is a huge
problem that can be associated with this product. All the benefits can turn
into damages when the drinkers are not athletes. People who work in offices,
teachers and others that seek to get an “energetic blow” drink sports drinks.
And what is worst, kids also prefer these beverages because of their taste and
colors. Sports drinks are supposed to serve a specific function: to enhance
exercise performance.
When sports drinks
are used for others purposes, the body can suffered the consequences. High
amounts of sugar and proteins are contributing to increase obesity levels in
kids and adolescents. Caffeine is another component present on sports drinks.
It can produce headaches and if consumed after initiated the exercise can even
provoke gastrointestinal problems.
These problems could
be solved if both, companies and us, worked together. The questions are: Are
companies disposed to tell all the truth about their products? Are we going to
start drinking water or other beverages?
