1. Effects of sports drinks
... can be physically harmful. Consider that a loss of as little as 2% of one's body weight due to sweating, can lead to a drop in blood volume (Quinn, 2002). When this occurs, the heart works harder in order to move blood through the bloodstream. Prehydration and rehydration are vital to maintaining cardiovascular health, proper body temperature and muscle function (Quinn, 2002). Many athletes do ... of sugars, are another important source of energy in the body that water does not contain. In general, adding more sugar to a beverage increases the delivery of sugar to the blood (Moodley, 19...
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