Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,590,023,815 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Sports Drink

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Sports Drink
A thirst-quenching beverage used in sports and related activities, to rehydrate, boost energy and replenish electrolytes lost to sweating. All sports drinks contain water, sugar, salt, potassium; some contain extras—e.g., amino acids—meant to build muscle mass
sports drink
Performance drink Sports medicine A thirst-quenching beverage used in sports-related activities, which may boost energy and/or help build muscle mass; water, sugar, salt, potassium are common to all SDs. See Hydrotherapy, Water.
Sports drink
True Isotonic drinks Replace fluid and electrolytes lost during lengthy exercise
Carbohydrate drinks Contain glucose polymers and are intended to replenish energy reserves during and after exercise
Protein drinks Amino acid drinks Commonly made of whey, a bovine milk product and are used to help recuperate fatigued or overly stressed muscles NY Times 7/12/94; C6


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
If endurance training and/or exercising for greater than an hour, drink 8-16 ounces of fluid (non carbonate, caffeine free, and nonalcoholic) 1-2 hours prior; continue to consume cool or cold fluids during to replace sweat losses, and drink sports drinks or beverages that contain sodium and carbohydrate (not the diet or calorie free sports beverages).
Are You Hydrated? by Brandi Chase, MS, RD, LD / Food/cooking/nutrition community
ATHLETES may only need to rinse out their mouth with a sports drink to improve performance.
Athletes' sweet swill of success by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
They immersed one half of the specimens in a sports drink, the other half in water, then compared the two halves and discovered that the one exposed to the sports drink displayed a significant amount of erosion and softening.
Sports drink consumption 'causes tooth erosion' by Asian News International
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.