In
hockey today, there have been some reports about players drinking Energy Drinks
before hockey games. The link above states that Nova Scotia wants to ban Energy Drinks in
their minor hockey leagues. If they do they will be the first province in Canada
to-do-so.
Energy Drinks
Energy
Drinks are energy boosters that contain a lot of caffeine and sugar. Energy
Drinks have lots more caffeine than Coca-Cola. Coke has 35 mg (milligrams) of
caffeine in 12 ounces and Monster Energy Drink contains 120 mg of
caffeine in 12 ounces. Energy Drinks are seen everywhere you go. They are for adults not for kids because of
the sugar and caffeine content. If you gave a child an Energy Drink, they will
be so hyper that you couldn't control them. Now if you gave an Energy Drink to
a child before his hockey game, imagine the side-effects. The side-effects of
these drinks are restlessness, nervousness, insomnia, and stomach problems. Due to hyper activities, it can cause
dizziness, fainting, and heart palpitations. That’s why Nova Scotia wants to ban Energy Drinks
before hockey games.
Red Bull Energy
Drinks Nutrition Facts
Sports Drinks
Sports
Drinks are drinks that are made for athletes before, during, and after
their sporting events. It helps replenish carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, and minerals (nutrients) that have
been lost in a workout. Sports Drinks contains salt that makes you drink more
to replenish your lost nutrients.
The
two main Sports Drinks are Gatorade and Powerade. Gatorade controls the Sports
Drink market by selling 77.2%.and Powerade with 21.7% in the United States.
In Hockey and other Sports, Sport Drinks have a big impact on them. Their
marketing and advertising on sport channels like TSN, Sportsnet, etc. attracts
young viewers. They also like to use Athletes in different sports such as:
Sidney Crosby (Hockey-NHL), Kevin Durant (Basketball-NBA), Peyton Manning
(Football- NFL), Derek Jeter (Baseball-MLB), Landon Donovan (Soccer-MLS), etc.
to increase their sales.
Sports Drinks are good for children and youth
who are in sweat-related sports like Hockey, Soccer, Football, Tennis, and etc.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/phys-ed-are-sports-drinks-actually-good-for-kids/. The article in this link states that kids would mostly
want to drink flavoured water like Sports Drinks than water.
Why
Sports Drinks are better than Energy Drinks?
Sports Drinks are better than Energy
Drinks in any sport or daily life because they do not have caffeine and
stimulants which can make you hyper-active and can give problems like restlessness, nervousness, insomnia, and stomach problems.
Reference
List
http://www.gatorade.com
