soaklord t1_j8sflx6 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Reply to comment by jakoto0 in Study finds link between ‘free sugar’ intake and cardiovascular disease by YoanB

Electrolytes? Yes. Sugars? No. You are better off drinking pickle juice than any "electrolyte" drink. Gatorade, PowerAde, etc. are all full of free sugars. On both of my century rides (100 mile rides) I drank electrolytes in water and ate salty foods (ham and cheese). I did not need sugars to complete either of them.

jakoto0 t1_j8sl618 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM

I guess it's worth noting that many sports drinks (including Gatorade & Powerade) have non-sugar or very little sugar options (gatorlyte I think?) that just have electrolytes. Completely agree with you though, just saying it's worth distinguishing from soda, for example.