Understanding of Sport Drinks
Sport drink of isotonic sport drink, hypertonic sport drink, and hypotonic sports drink. And the most widely sold in the market is isotonic sport drink. Isotonic sport drink contains electrolyte and 5-8 gram carbohydrate/100 ml. Consume isotonic sport drink after sports can help improve the body’s resistance glycogen speed. You can consume it when doing exercise more than an hour. It can be consumed before, during, and after sports.
Hypotonic sport drink contains carbohydrate less than 3 g/100 ml. Hypotonic sport drink is suitable for people who have experienced dehydration and require feed liquid quickly. Hypotonic sport drink is good for the sport in the low intensity or less than one hour.
Hypertonic sport drink is characterized by carbohydrate that more than 10 g/100 ml. absorbed by the body longer than mineral water, so it is suitable for those who need energy quickly.
Sport drink is different with a stimulant drink or energy drink. In the sport drink is usually added by electrolyte ions, while the energy drink is added by trigger power components such as spices, caffeine, ginseng, taurin, carnitin, and so forth.
