Five beverages that rehydrate the body better than any sports drink
Natural products are free of additives and can boost performance
Looking for a boost during a workout, or to quench your thirst after? Before reaching for that sports drink, consider this: not only are you drinking teaspoons of sugar, you're also taking in a cocktail of additives and artificial flavours.
One can of Pocari Sweat, for example, has almost six teaspoons of sugar, while a 600-millilitre bottle of Gatorade packs over nine teaspoons. Vitamin Water, the supposedly "healthier" option, has roughly the same amount of sugar as most commercial sports drinks.
Flavour enhancer, magnesium carbonate (used in gym chalk), monopotassium phosphate, acidity regulator (330), and sunset yellow colouring are among the almost unidentifiable ingredients in these fluorescent drinks.
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Sports scientists have long known about using the juice to boost sports performance. At the 2012 London Olympic Games, the prized pink liquid allegedly sold out in the city.
Beet juice works as your body transforms the vegetable's very high levels of nitrate into nitric oxide, causing blood vessels to dilate and moving more blood through your system. At the same time, mitochondria, the cells which play a vital role in the body's energy production, become more efficient.