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\nThe title of the LA Times<\/em> article immediately grabbed my attention: \u201cSports Drinks\u2019 Role Often Overplayed.\u201d I\u2019ve never been a fan of those neon-colored concoctions you see guzzled on the sidelines. They\u2019re not good for your teeth (hello, acid erosion), they\u2019re full of sugar (13 teaspoons per 32oz container WOWSA!), that electric hue comes courtesy of artificial colorings \u2014and to cap it off they\u2019re not cheap. Four strikes and you\u2019re more than out. And a new study in the British Medical Journal agrees, saying they barely trump water on the athletic scale. My hydrator of choice: good old fashioned water (you can\u2019t beat it!) and after a hot yoga class I treat myself to coconut water for the natural electrolytes. (Psst: For on-the-go types, Navitas Naturals even has instant coconut water you can make on demand.)<\/p>\n

Let me know your thoughts \u2014 Sports drinks: love or hate?<\/p>\n

To learn more:
\nLA Times article <\/a>
\nBritish Medical Journal study<\/a>
\nInstant Coconut Water<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new study reveals the truth about sports drinks\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[70],"class_list":{"0":"post-422","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-featured","9":"cs-entry","10":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nSports Drinks: Hype or Hydration?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you wasting your money on those neon-colored sports drinks?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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