The total caffeine in an energy drink may be more than the recommended amount. Water is usually the best choice before, during, and after physical activity. You might benefit from a sports drink if you have sweated a lot during activities that are intense or last a long time. For example, a runner or cyclist in a long-distance event could use a sports drink to hydrate and replace electrolytes. Sports drinks may contain sugars but have little nutritional value. They add calories.
So if you're not exercising long or hard, sports drinks could lead to weight gain. The sugars in these drinks can also lead to dental problems. Children and teenagers use carbohydrate for energy. A balanced diet gives most children and teenagers the carbohydrate and electrolytes they need. Extra carbohydrate and electrolytes from sports drinks aren't needed, even after short physical activity or exercise.
Before, after, and during activity, water is the best choice for children and teenagers. A sports drink may be useful if children and teenagers have exercised intensively or for a long period of time. If your child is an athlete or takes part in intensive or long-lasting activities or exercises, talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian about how to best use sports drinks.
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Top of the page. Topic Overview What are energy and sports drinks? Energy drinks People use energy drinks because these drinks claim to improve energy, help with weight loss, increase endurance, and improve concentration. Sports drinks People use sports drinks to replace water rehydrate and electrolytes lost through sweating after activity.
Are energy drinks safe for children and teenagers? It can cause problems in children and teenagers, including: Higher blood pressure.
Sleep problems. For example, energy drinks: Can make high blood pressure and abnormal heartbeats more likely in those with heart problems. Can increase blood sugar in those with diabetes. Concerns about energy drinks Too much caffeine. The sodium content of sports drinks encourages fluid intake by driving the thirst mechanism, while also increasing absorption and fluid retention.
Sports drinks may also help with salt replacement for athletes who are heavy or salty sweaters. Low sodium drinks may not be suitable when speedy rehydration is necessary i. The addition of potassium to sports drinks helps maintain electrolyte balance and can assist with muscle contraction during exercise. Flavour is an important feature of sports drinks that helps to increase voluntary fluid intake compared to water during or after exercise.
Some beverages marketed as sports drinks have other added ingredients like vitamins, minerals, protein and herbal ingredients. These extra ingredients are likely to offer very little if any additional benefit over standard sports drink and may affect the palatability, and subsequently consumption of the fluid.
Some sports drinks also contain caffeine which can have performance benefits. For more information see the Caffeine factsheet. And, yes, in some cases they really can improve performance and provide necessary hydration, experts say. But for most people, most of the time, water is a healthier choice.
Here, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about sports drinks. Sports drinks often contain carbohydrates — usually some type of sugar or a calorie-free artificial sweetener.
These beverages also contain water as well as electrolytes — minerals like calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Carbohydrates are your body's main source of energy. As carbohydrates break down during digestion, they release glucose, or blood sugar, which is released into the blood stream and used to create a variety of substances that promote muscle contraction and nerve cell function.
During intense and prolonged physical activity, your body's store of glucose can become depleted, which can lead to physical exhaustion without replenishing. Powerade contains 14 g of carbohydrates. Powerade contains B-complex vitamins B-3, B-6 and B, all of which support energy metabolism.
Based on a 2, calorie per day diet, Powerade contains 10 percent of your daily value of vitamins B-3, B-6 and B
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