Marketing and that's it. Drink water with lemon or cucumber, the taste is perfect. And you stay hydrated and fresh for hours.
Marketing and that's it. Drink water with lemon or cucumber, the taste is perfect. And you stay hydrated and fresh for hours.
You suggest that schools are allowing Gatorade to exploit students, but it's mutually beneficial. The students are benefiting too. (Of course, Gatorade and other corporations would love to just pay these athletes real money, but they can't because schools have banded together in a giant criminal antitrust conspiracy to prevent that from happening.) On the other hand, if schools tried to prohibit students from receiving Gatorade awards, as you would prefer it, it would be the school that's exploiting the student to make a political point that the student may not want to make himself.
To answer the question schools allow it because:
(1) It's a tremendous honor for the students;
(2) It's good publicity for the school;
(3)The public doesn't think there's anything wrong with Gatorade. School administrators are not political crusaders trying to seek controversy. Unless there's a widespread agreement that hosting the awards would be inappropriate, it's not in their interest to make a fuss. We're not talking about "Phillip Morris Awards" here.
(4) Because, public perception aside, there ISN'T actually anything wrong with Gatorade. Like most foods, Gatorade can be healthy or not healthy depending on how it's used. (Sure, it comes in plastic packaging, but that's true of just about every other consumer product in the modern economy. )
800 dude wrote:
(4) Because, public perception aside, there ISN'T actually anything wrong with Gatorade. Like most foods, Gatorade can be healthy or not healthy depending on how it's used. (Sure, it comes in plastic packaging, but that's true of just about every other consumer product in the modern economy. )
+1. I rarely see obese people chugging Gatorade. Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks 'coffees' and (diet) Coca Cola, on the other hand...
HS kids believe anything you tell them, that’s why most threads and responses on LRC are so funny. Go to any event with HS kids and younger and you will hardly ever see them just drinking water (unless it’s given out free).
Joe Jackson wrote:
800 dude wrote:
(4) Because, public perception aside, there ISN'T actually anything wrong with Gatorade. Like most foods, Gatorade can be healthy or not healthy depending on how it's used. (Sure, it comes in plastic packaging, but that's true of just about every other consumer product in the modern economy. )
+1. I rarely see obese people chugging Gatorade. Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks 'coffees' and (diet) Coca Cola, on the other hand...
When used in professional and collegiate sporting events like football, don't most programs mix it with a lot of water? That was always my understanding. Seems like if diluted, it could be useful for sporting events that take place over extended periods of time, and it doesn't use any plastic if used in that context.
We brought cupcakes to a youth basketball tourney on my son's 11th birthday. One of the dads said "we don't allow our son to have sugar". Then the dad gave the kid money and said "go get yourself a gatorade". (face palm)
did you ever notice how Nike shoes are just like going barefoot, except with additional leather and plastic?
Why do we keep letting Nike sponsor competitions for high school athletes?
When processed sugar is ingested into the body it creates an acid condition in the blood . In order to
neutralize the acid condition the body leeches minerals from bones and teeth. Is it any wonder we see so
many stress fractures . Yet most athletes continue to eat ice cream , drink beer and use items off
the grocery shelves that contain sugar. They bust their buts off year round to get faster and stronger
and then they get a stress fracture. All that sacrifice is given up at the sugar altar. Gatorade is ,as mentioned, death. They have won the hearts and minds of athletes by feeding them a mythical product
that has minimal value and contributes to fractures and tooth decay. I would say that each person has a
unique predisposition to tooth decay and weak bones . Some are totally immune with strong bones and
teeth no matter what they eat and some who have less gifted genes and fall prey to injury easier than
others .I feel coaches should be aware of sugar as a slippery slope , that taken over time , weakens not
only bones and teeth but the body as a whole. This would include an athletes mental state ; how they
perform under pressure ,training discipline self judgement . Finally i think sugar can slow recovery both
from a hard workout and general muscle soreness, bruises etc. So if you never really completely
recover after workouts and competition , then as the season progresses the body starts to preform
below it's expected levels and the immune system is weakened leaving the athlete open to illness
and injury.
when I rode in bike races i would take along tubes of raw honey and use that instead of a gel...and also
put honey in my water bottle....sugar is a dangerous habit for athletes...and that's what it is, a habit.
Crocade wrote:
When used in professional and collegiate sporting events like football, don't most programs mix it with a lot of water? That was always my understanding. Seems like if diluted, it could be useful for sporting events that take place over extended periods of time, and it doesn't use any plastic if used in that context.
I don't know. I do know that anyone exercising for long enough will need water, some easily digestible carbs, and salt. Gatorade is one option for that. If it happens to strike the right balance for you, great. If not, modify to suit or drink/eat something else. Some pro cyclists drink flat Coke.
While 99% of what I drink has no sugar, added or otherwise, in it, in the middle of a long, hot bike ride a Powerade goes down really nice (along with a salty soft pretzel). I once chugged an AMP (organic) energy drink in the middle of a 24 mile training run. And I lived to tell the story! That came in an aluminum can.
Rojo! Wejo! PLEASE close this post to everyone except the OP so he can properly talk to himself.
Zapnathaz wrote:
when I rode in bike races i would take along tubes of raw honey and use that instead of a gel...and also
put honey in my water bottle....sugar is a dangerous habit for athletes...and that's what it is, a habit.
I home school my kids and give them the exact same advice! Sugar is very dangerous -- whenever possible use honey or glucose instead of sugar.
So Gatorade is bad for you?
Just kidding.
I run about 80 miles per week in a hot climate. Gatorade makes me feel so much better after a hard run. Shut it, hobbyjogger
Gatorade is part of the huge Pepisico.
Its all marketing to make more money.
School administrators frequently ignore moral/ethical social, health, environmental concerns when it comes to revenue and/or support for school sanctioned activities.
juanito wrote:
Zapnathaz wrote:
when I rode in bike races i would take along tubes of raw honey and use that instead of a gel...and also
put honey in my water bottle....sugar is a dangerous habit for athletes...and that's what it is, a habit.
I home school my kids and give them the exact same advice! Sugar is very dangerous -- whenever possible use honey or glucose instead of sugar.
Lol troll!
Chris P wrote:
Gatorade has about two-thirds as much sugar as soda and a lot of salt
No. It has less than that. Even less for the low calorie version.
It also has unnecessary food colorings and some stabilizers which probably aren't that good for you
Not good for you based on what?
It's basically totally unnecessary the best thing to drink is water and if you really need to you can add some of your own electrolytes or eat a little bit of fruit such as banana or oranges
The University of California at Berkeley says that sports drinks might be better than water for children and athletes who engage in prolonged, vigorous physical activity for more than one hour, especially in hot conditions.
So my question is why do we let Gatorade be getting free advertising by giving out Awards to high school kids and basically it's a big contributor to the Obesity problem unnecessary plastic bottles and they get to go into high schools and give presentations on the basis of an award but really are just getting free advertising and marketing or low-cost advertising and marketing
Because, Gatorade might be better than water for children and athletes who engage in prolonged, vigorous physical activity for more than one hour, especially in hot conditions.
This makes no sense. Honey is about 40/60 glucose/fructose. Which is very similar to the sugar composition in sports drinks. Athletes needs simple carbs for long efforts, sport drinks make sense when they are used as intended. God knows what else might be in the honey produced by American bees; insects/their microbiome make a lot of weird secondary metabolites that can be quite toxic in low doses. I want you prove honey is is "healthier" than just downing purified glucose/fructose mix, makes no sense.
Zapnathaz wrote:
When processed sugar is ingested into the body it creates an acid condition in the blood . In order to
neutralize the acid condition the body leeches minerals from bones and teeth. Is it any wonder we see so
many stress fractures . Yet most athletes continue to eat ice cream , drink beer and use items off
the grocery shelves that contain sugar. They bust their buts off year round to get faster and stronger
and then they get a stress fracture. All that sacrifice is given up at the sugar altar. Gatorade is ,as mentioned, death. They have won the hearts and minds of athletes by feeding them a mythical product
that has minimal value and contributes to fractures and tooth decay. I would say that each person has a
unique predisposition to tooth decay and weak bones . Some are totally immune with strong bones and
teeth no matter what they eat and some who have less gifted genes and fall prey to injury easier than
others .I feel coaches should be aware of sugar as a slippery slope , that taken over time , weakens not
only bones and teeth but the body as a whole. This would include an athletes mental state ; how they
perform under pressure ,training discipline self judgement . Finally i think sugar can slow recovery both
from a hard workout and general muscle soreness, bruises etc. So if you never really completely
recover after workouts and competition , then as the season progresses the body starts to preform
below it's expected levels and the immune system is weakened leaving the athlete open to illness
and injury.
when I rode in bike races i would take along tubes of raw honey and use that instead of a gel...and also
put honey in my water bottle....sugar is a dangerous habit for athletes...and that's what it is, a habit.
A lot of this commentary is a bit over the top. Calling Gatorade or anything with sugar a "poison" isn't winning you any credibility. Moderation works quite well in this human life.
Going off on a tangent here, I was just watching Kamoror run his half marathon WR on YouTube. The commentators were surprised that he grabbed his bottle at about 32:00 in the race - wondering why he was drinking something on a cool day in a sub-60 minute race. One commentator speculated that he was drinking "what the bike riders use in Tour de France, that special drink developed by the American Air Force which is legal" Which is legal?? What wouldn't be legal??
Does anybody know what this is about? Just curious.
Funny. The commentators apparently were near Kamoror as he was eating his "porridge" for breakfast. Also, apparently, drinking tea with "lots and lots and lots" of sugar in it. Dear God, I was sure that Kamoror was going to drop dead during the race from poison.
runnerdave wrote:
One commentator speculated that he was drinking "what the bike riders use in Tour de France, that special drink developed by the American Air Force which is legal" Which is legal?? What wouldn't be legal??
Does anybody know what this is about? Just curious.
Ketone esters.
You can get them on Amazon but none of us can afford them so not much is known.
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