Comments on: Eat Healthy Monday: Stay Away from Soft Drinks and Sports Drinks http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/05/eat-healthy-monday-stay-away-from-soft-drinks-and-sports-drinks/ Find Good Food with the Eat Well Guide. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:10:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Raili http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/05/eat-healthy-monday-stay-away-from-soft-drinks-and-sports-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4538 Raili Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:13:18 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=344#comment-4538 Your post is somewhat misleading. I agree that sports drinks can be considered junk food if they aren't used for what they are intended. Organic fruit juice can also be considered junk food if the person drinking it doesn't need the extra calories. The main problem is not people eating "good" or "bad" foods but people eating too MUCH of everything! Sports drinks are formulated specifically for endurance athletes. What does this mean? Working out at a moderate intensity for an hour (preferably longer) or more. Anyone working out for less than this or at a very low intensity (ie walking) does not need a sports drink. Numerous studies have shown that when used as they were intended sports drinks improve performance significantly over plain water. Also, drinking plain water can be dangerous for someone working out in high heat or for a long intensity (marathons etc). When only water is consumed the salt concentration in the blood drops creating a potentially dangerous situation that may only lead to impaired performance but could cause death in extreme cases. The weight and health problems in this country are fairly simple to explain. People don't exercise enough and they eat too much! Sure there are a few ingredients that really should be avoided- anything artificial- but blaming sugar for the problem misses the point entirely. Your post is somewhat misleading. I agree that sports drinks can be considered junk food if they aren’t used for what they are intended. Organic fruit juice can also be considered junk food if the person drinking it doesn’t need the extra calories. The main problem is not people eating “good” or “bad” foods but people eating too MUCH of everything!

Sports drinks are formulated specifically for endurance athletes. What does this mean? Working out at a moderate intensity for an hour (preferably longer) or more. Anyone working out for less than this or at a very low intensity (ie walking) does not need a sports drink. Numerous studies have shown that when used as they were intended sports drinks improve performance significantly over plain water. Also, drinking plain water can be dangerous for someone working out in high heat or for a long intensity (marathons etc). When only water is consumed the salt concentration in the blood drops creating a potentially dangerous situation that may only lead to impaired performance but could cause death in extreme cases.

The weight and health problems in this country are fairly simple to explain. People don’t exercise enough and they eat too much! Sure there are a few ingredients that really should be avoided- anything artificial- but blaming sugar for the problem misses the point entirely.

]]> By: BRT - homemade Fruit-Ade sports drinks http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/05/eat-healthy-monday-stay-away-from-soft-drinks-and-sports-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-3164 BRT - homemade Fruit-Ade sports drinks Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:53:46 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=344#comment-3164 I agree that all soft drinks and most sports drinks in the stores are junk food - empty calories and unnecessary chemical additives. On the other hand, for sports competitions or intense training sessions lasting more than 1 hour experts agree that these extreme athletes do benefit from sports drinks. My Fruit-Ade recipe shows how any fruit juice can be diluted to the correct sugar concentration needed to make a healthy, natural sports drink that tastes great. If you use organic fruit juices in the Fruit-Ade recipe, then your sports drinks will also be organic. http://brt-insights.blogspot.com/2009/11/organic-sports-drinks-made-from-healthy.html I agree that all soft drinks and most sports drinks in the stores are junk food – empty calories and unnecessary chemical additives. On the other hand, for sports competitions or intense training sessions lasting more than 1 hour experts agree that these extreme athletes do benefit from sports drinks. My Fruit-Ade recipe shows how any fruit juice can be diluted to the correct sugar concentration needed to make a healthy, natural sports drink that tastes great. If you use organic fruit juices in the Fruit-Ade recipe, then your sports drinks will also be organic.
http://brt-insights.blogspot.com/2009/11/organic-sports-drinks-made-from-healthy.html

]]> By: lyndas9254 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2009/05/eat-healthy-monday-stay-away-from-soft-drinks-and-sports-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 lyndas9254 Tue, 12 May 2009 22:39:36 +0000 http://blog.eatwellguide.org/?p=344#comment-1835 I understand but we all thrist for something but water at times. I heard that the new water drinks flavored with the minerals and vitamins are high in calories so I don't use them. I do however drink diet pop and there is no calories their. I wonder if there is something hidden in this though. <a href="http://www.yummybouquets.com/LyndaInfo.html" rel="nofollow">Lynda</a> I understand but we all thrist for something but water at times. I heard that the new water drinks flavored with the minerals and vitamins are high in calories so I don’t use them. I do however drink diet pop and there is no calories their. I wonder if there is something hidden in this though.

Lynda

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