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Sports DrinkAka: Carbohydrate-Electrolyte Beverage

See Also
1. Sports Nutrition
Indication
1. Strenuous Exercise for longer than 45 minutes
Precautions
1. Ideal carbohydrate concentration: 5-7%
2. Do not use as a standard non-Exercise beverage
  1. Too high calorie (350) for non-sports usage
Efficacy
1. Increased performance and speed in endurance sports
  1. Welsh (2002) Med Sci Sports Exerc 34(4):723
Preparation: Homemade Recipe
1. Unsweetened kool-aid, any flavor
2. Sweetener
  1. Standard version: 8 tbs sugar (360 calories)
  2. Sugar-free version: 8 packets of Sugar Substitute
3. 3/8 tsp Salt (110 mg Sodium)
4. 1/8 tsp salt substitute (38 mg potassium)
5. 2 quarts of water

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