Isotonic Game

[blunomore]

I do not like the taste of powerade and I prefer not to drink too many fizzy drinks.

Is Game a good substitute? Not really for exercise / training, just general consumption.

 

[porchrat]

Does water not work for you? Maybe some fruit juice?

 

[HavocXphere]

I'd not recommend it for general consumption. By "isotonic" they usually mean mostly salt and sugar.

In fact the whole idea is a bit flawed. You're body does a perfectly fine job maintaining the balance on its own...unless you're dehydrated, have diarrhea or are exercising heavily. So not quite sure why you want to drink it for "general consumption".

If you must though then rather go to your pharmacy and ask for a product called "rehydrant". Doesn't taste particularly good so if taste is the issue then thats no use either.

 

[syntax]

I do not like the taste of powerade and I prefer not to drink too many fizzy drinks.

Is Game a good substitute? Not really for exercise / training, just general consumption.

I'd not recommend it for general consumption. By "isotonic" they usually mean mostly salt and sugar.

In fact the whole idea is a bit flawed. You're body does a perfectly fine job maintaining the balance on its own...unless you're dehydrated, have diarrhea or are exercising heavily. So not quite sure why you want to drink it for "general consumption".

If you must though then rather go to your pharmacy and ask for a product called "rehydrant". Doesn't taste particularly good so if taste is the issue then thats no use either.

Agreed, if you are just going to drink game etc for the sake of it, you are probably going to pick up weight.
Try oros?

 

[blunomore]

Does water not work for you? Maybe some fruit juice?

Water works well. Sometimes one craves flavour. I suspect flavoured water contains too much sugar.

I drink fruit juice. Again, the store bought ones probably have sugar/fructose added.

But like Havoc says, so does Game !

I'd not recommend it for general consumption. By "isotonic" they usually mean mostly salt and sugar.

In fact the whole idea is a bit flawed. You're body does a perfectly fine job maintaining the balance on its own...unless you're dehydrated, have diarrhea or are exercising heavily. So not quite sure why you want to drink it for "general consumption".

If you must though then rather go to your pharmacy and ask for a product called "rehydrant". Doesn't taste particularly good so if taste is the issue then thats no use either.

Mostly salt and sugar? Not good! I really like the Naartjie flavour, but if it contains what you said it does, it seems a bad choice for me !

 

[porchrat]

Water works well. Sometimes one craves flavour. I suspect flavoured water contains too much sugar.

I drink fruit juice. Again, the store bought ones probably have sugar/fructose added.

But like Havoc says, so does Game !

I'm sure you're right. Some fruit juices probably contain added sugar. Though fructose isn't so bad. If you're diabetic for example and you're going to ingest a monosaccharide go for fructose.

I mostly just drink water. I often have myself a cup of Milo or some fruit juice and I drink a few cups of tea a day.

 

[HavocXphere]

I drink fruit juice. Again, the store bought ones probably have sugar/fructose added.

You might want to double-check that one too. No-sugar-added fruit juice has a higher energy content per ml than coke, so not exactly ideal weight wise. Also, some of them are fairly acidic which is potentially an issue teeth wise. So best not to make a regular habit of it.

Mostly salt and sugar? Not good! I really like the Naartjie flavour, but if it contains what you said it does, it seems a bad choice for me !

When you exercise sweat right & the sweat tastes slightly salty. Thats the salt the sports drink are trying to replace. Sugar you need for energy. They usually contain 2 other kinds of salt aside from tablesalt (NaCl) I think its potassium and magnesium not sure though.

I googled the difference between an electrolyte drink & isotonic drink and I see I was slightly off. Isotonic does mean salt & sugar just like the other electrolyte sports drinks....but it also means that the level theoretically match that in the body, so no osmosis should take place and it shouldn't be dangerous.

 

[blunomore]

You might want to double-check that one too. No-sugar-added fruit juice has a higher energy content per ml than coke, so not exactly ideal weight wise. Also, some of them are fairly acidic which is potentially an issue teeth wise. So best not to make a regular habit of it.


When you exercise sweat right & the sweat tastes slightly salty. Thats the salt the sports drink are trying to replace. Sugar you need for energy. They usually contain 2 other kinds of salt aside from tablesalt (NaCl) I think its potassium and magnesium not sure though.

I googled the difference between an electrolyte drink & isotonic drink and I see I was slightly off. Isotonic does mean salt & sugar just like the other electrolyte sports drinks....but it also means that the level theoretically match that in the body, so no osmosis should take place and it shouldn't be dangerous.

So e.g. a glass a day would be OK and not too harmful (read: fattening or generally unhealthy)?

 

[porchrat]

So e.g. a glass a day would be OK and not too harmful (read: fattening or generally unhealthy)?

If it is just water sugar and various salts you're going to put on weight as a result of consuming it if you don't exercise. Technically everything is fattening if you don't exercise. Your body can convert pretty much anything into anything else.

It won't be unhealthy though.

 

[HavocXphere]

Your body can convert pretty much anything into anything else.

Except celery. That results in a net energy loss. See sig.

So e.g. a glass a day would be OK and not too harmful (read: fattening or generally unhealthy)?

That would be perfectly fine. All of what I said above is more of a "keep this in mind & don't overdo it" thing.

 

[DigitalSoldier]

I do not like the taste of powerade and I prefer not to drink too many fizzy drinks.

Is Game a good substitute? Not really for exercise / training, just general consumption.

Just don't drink it before exercise.

I bought myself a can of Game and drank it before I went for a run and imo it was my worst run ever. Decided to rather stick with water although I don't drink anything while running.

 

[porchrat]

Except celery. That results in a net energy loss. See sig.

That is just because it contains less energy than it takes for you to eat it. Your body still converts what little it gets from the celery. In the end most of it is all just a base hydrocarbon skeleton with some extra chemical groups added on and your body just breaks that something down to it's base hydrocarbon skeleton and then builds it back up into something else... that something else if you don't exercise is probably going to be what we colloquially refer to as fat regardless of what you eat... well... unless you eat arsenic or something XD.

 

[blunomore]

If it is just water sugar and various salts you're going to put on weight as a result of consuming it if you don't exercise. Technically everything is fattening if you don't exercise.

That bit is understood - the simple sum of calories taken in versus calories burnt.

That would be perfectly fine. All of what I said above is more of a "keep this in mind & don't overdo it" thing.

Sure. Any food in moderation.

 

[syntax]

Just don't drink it before exercise.

I bought myself a can of Game and drank it before I went for a run and imo it was my worst run ever. Decided to rather stick with water although I don't drink anything while running.

I find different drinks affect ppl differently. Fast fuel is almost guaranteed to make me yak, cytomax makes a massive difference when I am exercising.