Energy drinks may include simple carbohydrates, but in a much higher
concentration than sports drinks and are thus more likely to cause stomach upset during competition.
Not exact matches
SSB sales also grew modestly (+5 %) over the same time frame, which was largely due to
sports drinks and other new categories (e.g., vitamin waters) with lower
concentrations of sugars
than in conventional SSBs.
Note that Pedialyte is higher in electrolytes
than most
sports drinks, which would seem to fly in the face of the recommendation regarding reducing gut
concentrations of electrolytes.