Assignment: Do sports drinks really work? Question... How do sports drinks affect muscle reaction time? Hypothesis My hypothesis is if sport drinks are consumed‚ then the reaction rate will improve. Sport drinks provide individuals with the required amount of water‚ carbohydrates and electrolytes (sodium and potassium) which is lost in sweat while exercising. Maintaining adequate electrolyte levels will enable better cell function‚ which is needed for muscle endurance‚ among other bodily capabilities
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3. How is the market for energy drinks‚ sports drinks and vitamin-enhanced beverages changing? What are the underlying drivers of change and how might those forces individually or collectively make the industry more or less attractive? The market for energy drinks‚ sports drinks and vitamin-enhanced beverages kept on changing through differentiation from other brands to have a better brand image and also to meet the demands of the consumers as it is said that USA has helped greatly in the growth
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Determination of Sugars in Sports Drinks: A Spectrophotometric Analysis By: Crystle Culling Student Number: 2686923 Class: Tuesday 12pm (odd weeks) Page | 1 1015MSC Lab Report Crystle Culling 2686923 Abstract The concentration of sugars in two well-known sports drinks‚ Powerade and Gatorade‚ were determined by monitoring an enzyme-catalysed reaction sequence involving the appearance of NADPH. Sucrose and glucose concentrations were calculated from the concentration of NADPH formed by the reaction
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Sports drinks: Hype or help? Date updated: April 03‚ 2007 Content provided by Revolution Health Group Energy drinks‚ sports drinks‚ recovery drinks…call them what you will‚ their names still suggest that they’re designed for hard-working athletes. These days‚ however‚ it seems that everyone is tipping them back. But who really needs them? "I recommend sports drinks for intense exercise that lasts for more than an hour‚" says Suzanne Farrell‚ R.D.‚ a registered dietitian and spokesperson for
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Sports Drinks vs. Water Some people think sports drinks replenish your fluids better than water while playing sports. Some say water replenishes better than sports drinks. According to some scientists sports drinks include many sugars and electrolytes that water does not have. Others say that those sugars and electrolytes actually dehydrate more than they hydrate. They say that water is much better than these drinks. Sports drinks are being used by people who are not even active‚ they just like
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Sports and Energy drink market is amazingly growing hence consumers and businessmen have started showing interests in this market. Energy drink market has increased because people are working almost 24 hours in a day just to make a livelihood‚ so it’s difficult to work hard without sleep‚ rest or energy source. This is one of the reason people made energy drinks as part of their life relying on energy from energy drinks‚ ultimately contributing to rising energy drinks market. Market players are concerned
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Cola and PepsiCo had relied on such beverages to sustain in volume growth in mature markets where consumers were reducing their consumption of carbonated soft drinks. • Coca-Cola‚ PepsiCo‚ and other beverage companies were intent on expanding the market for alternative beverages by introducing energy drinks‚ sports drinks‚ and vitamin drinks in more and more emerging international markets. • Beverage producers had made various attempts at increasing the size of the market for alternative beverages
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According to Mintel Sports Participation Report (2007) participation in sport is biased towards males under the age of 45 who are categorised in the ABC1 socio-economic grade. Therefore the ideal target market Nike should aim this product at is the young sports enthusiasts between the ages of 15-35. In order to reach their target market‚ Nike will segment the country geodemographically targeting the cities with the highest level of sports participation and ABC1 individuals. The target audience
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Sports Drinks vs. Water Sports drinks have established a dominating position in the exercise world. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on media advertisements and athlete endorsements every year. The simple fact that many sports stars promote the use of rehydrating sports drinks leads the consumer to believe that such drinks must be more replenishing than just plain old water. If basketball superstars Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard “bleed Gatorade”‚ doesn’t that make it true?
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