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Sports portal Category Outline. That's especially the case in hotter conditions, where high sweat rates drive a faster rate of drinking, or when combined with carb snacks like gels and energy bars. Lab studies tend to show that fluids from truly isotonic drinks do a reasonably good job of being absorbed into the bloodstream.

They're slower than hypotonic drinks, but not necessarily by a huge amount. But it turns out it's questionable whether many commercially available isotonic drinks are, well, actually isotonic after all! The findings of a paper published in a Swiss sports medicine journal raised this alarming question when they measured the tonicity of a range of commercially available sports drinks.

This meant that they were actually quite a lot more concentrated than the blood streams of the people drinking them. That's why a lot of athletes tend to find them easier to stomach by watering them down considerably from their initial concentrations.

Hypertonic drinks are more concentrated than your blood. That's usually because they're formulated with lots of carbohydrates in order to maximise energy delivery as a way to fuel high intensity activities.

There's no problem with drinks being hypertonic per se. In fact, it can be a very good thing when what you want is to deliver large amounts of calories or certain macronutrients quickly and efficiently into the blood stream.

Liquid calories tend to be more readily absorbed than solids, which need more work from the body to break them down first. This, ironically, originates from the same mechanism that makes hypotonic drinks so good for fluid delivery; osmosis.

However, the current science points to the fact that hydrogels are unlikely to be any better than any other concentrated drink at reducing GI distress or boosting performance. When a hypertonic drink lands in your gut from your stomach, the concentration of fluid in your intestine itself tends to becomes hypertonic.

Your body then has to first move water out of the bloodstream back into the intestine to dilute the solutes in there down to a level that allows absorption of nutrients and fluids back across the gut wall into your body.

It's moving water out of the blood into the gut when what you actually want to do is increase your blood fluid levels. From personal experience, this is something that can make you feel a bit sick and even more thirsty when what you intended by drinking was exactly the opposite!

In simple terms, the fluids in hypotonic drinks tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream the fastest, but they deliver lower amounts of carbohydrate per unit volume.

That's because carbohydrates tend to make up the majority of the 'stuff' diluted into most sports drinks. Hypotonic drinks should therefore be your preferred option if the primary goal of your drink is hydration rather than delivery of large amounts of energy.

Well I've summarised the best way to approach combining your hydration and nutrition plans in this blog - any questions, drop us an email and we'd be glad to help. In , we also added the Energy Drink Mix to the range. The drink mix delivers the critical trifecta of carbs 60g per litre , fluids and electrolytes 1,mg per litre.

It's primarily designed for high intensity efforts lasting ~ hours, though it can also be a useful contributor to your energy needs during longer sessions too.

Hypertonic drinks are more concentrated than your blood. That's usually because they're formulated with lots of carbohydrates in order to maximise energy delivery as a way to fuel high intensity activities.

There's no problem with drinks being hypertonic per se. In fact, it can be a very good thing when what you want is to deliver large amounts of calories or certain macronutrients quickly and efficiently into the blood stream.

Liquid calories tend to be more readily absorbed than solids, which need more work from the body to break them down first. This, ironically, originates from the same mechanism that makes hypotonic drinks so good for fluid delivery; osmosis.

However, the current science points to the fact that hydrogels are unlikely to be any better than any other concentrated drink at reducing GI distress or boosting performance.

When a hypertonic drink lands in your gut from your stomach, the concentration of fluid in your intestine itself tends to becomes hypertonic. Your body then has to first move water out of the bloodstream back into the intestine to dilute the solutes in there down to a level that allows absorption of nutrients and fluids back across the gut wall into your body.

It's moving water out of the blood into the gut when what you actually want to do is increase your blood fluid levels. From personal experience, this is something that can make you feel a bit sick and even more thirsty when what you intended by drinking was exactly the opposite!

In simple terms, the fluids in hypotonic drinks tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream the fastest, but they deliver lower amounts of carbohydrate per unit volume. That's because carbohydrates tend to make up the majority of the 'stuff' diluted into most sports drinks.

Hypotonic drinks should therefore be your preferred option if the primary goal of your drink is hydration rather than delivery of large amounts of energy. Well I've summarised the best way to approach combining your hydration and nutrition plans in this blog - any questions, drop us an email and we'd be glad to help.

In , we also added the Energy Drink Mix to the range. Energy drinks are very popular with middle- and high-school students. And while some are clearly labeled as unsuitable for children, others are marketed to kids as young as 4, promising boosts in energy and nutrition and enhanced athletic performance.

Most energy drinks have lots of sugar and caffeine — sometimes as much caffeine as in 1 to 3 cups of coffee. Too much sugar can put kids in the fast lane to the dentist's office and also contribute to weight gain. Excessive caffeine comes with its own set of problems — especially in younger kids.

In some kids, large amounts of caffeine can have even more serious side effects, including fast or irregular heartbeats, high blood pressure, hallucinations, and seizures. Many of these drinks also have other ingredients whose safety and effectiveness haven't been tested in children, including herbal supplements, guarana a source of caffeine , and taurine an amino acid thought to enhance performance and caffeine's effects.

For most kids, drinking water before, during, and after playing sports will keep them hydrated. Some athletes who exercise for long periods or in very hot weather can benefit from a sports drink that has sugar and electrolytes.

It's best for kids to skip the energy drinks. Many of the ingredients haven't been studied in children and could be harmful. Instead, kids and teens who play sports can improve their game through hard work and practice.

These lessons and values will serve them well both on and off the field. KidsHealth Parents Sports Drinks and Energy Drinks. Eius libero sequi quis sint reprehenderit accusantium laudantium nam eos delectus blanditiis, recusandae consectetur qui sed totam beatae et ratione dolorum quae?

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