BVC-CHAT Pedialyte and Athletes

[Phebe Mertes]

But, my complaint would be

"As best as most observers can tell, endurance athletes were the first to
consume Pedialyte as an adult sports drink in the 1980s. Compared with
original Gatorade, Pedialyte has more than twice the sodium per ounce and
half the carbohydrates, and it sells for more than double the price."

You can get salt, and I have seen glucose and fructose at the natural food
store. Can you get potassium somewhere? I am actually a fan of Thermotabs,
they are salt and potassium tablets.

With a little crystal light I could afford to make my own pedialyte that
tasted okay. I am not a fan of Gatorade. I was told by some med students
that the more sugar you have while working, the more latic acid you'll be
able to create which causes the sore muscles the next day.


On 9/10/07, Huebner, Lenae <lhuebner at mays.tamu.edu> wrote:
>
> Yep - that's me.  I don't use it all year round (but maybe should), but
> specifically use it at HHH and things like that.  I use unflavored
> Pedialyte and put it into my Gatorade.  That is what I carry in my
> camelback and then just had water in my bottles.  I wasn't too concerned
> with drinking 'plain water', because both the other products are
> obviously water based.
>
> I like pedialyte because it's not just salt - it's all the other things
> we need also.
>
> My M.D. is a big pedialyte fan when you have influenza or a fever that
> knocks your sox off in terms of fluid and electrolyte loss.  When you
> are dehydrated - you will not feel better drinking just water.  You're
> too far gone for that.
>
> Long answer to short question.  I am a believer in Pedialyte.  I know
> many NCAA teams that train in the heat (tennis, whatever) that use it as
> a staple.
>
> L
>
> Lenae M. Huebner
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bvc-chat-bounces at philebus.tamu.edu
> [mailto:bvc-chat-bounces at philebus.tamu.edu] On Behalf Of Jean Marie
> Linhart
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 12:57 PM
> To: Brazos Valley Cyclists
> Subject: BVC-CHAT Pedialyte and Athletes
>
> Lenae, weren't you a Pedialyte fan?  I haven't tried it (I throw some
> salt in while mixing my Gatorade).  In any case, here is a NY Times
> article about the Pedialyte phenomenon amongst us endurance athletes.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ys7tb
>
> Jean Marie
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