>>>>http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/27/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5192172.shtml
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>>>>I'm all for that tax! Go for it! (I don't drink sugary drinks and seldom drink Gatorade or Sports drinks either)
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>>>This should be where I search all your posts for evidence of sugary drink consumption.
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>>>Whats Gatorade ? sounds like something I'd use to unblock a drain.
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>>Gatorade is a so-called sports drink which was designed to replenish energy the body loses during strenuous exercise. It was designed by scientists at the University of Florida to be used by the football team, whose nickname is the Gators, hence the name. I have read that you're better off drinking water unless you're doing extreme exercise like long distance running or biking. In practice is gets used a lot more frequently than that.
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>It's pretty popular in the south during the hot muggy months for kids doing sports. It's very easy to get dehydrated down here!

It's popular here, too. I spend a lot of time around soccer fields and volleyball courts and would guess half the players show up with Gatorade or one of the other sports drinks. My point was only that it isn't any more effective in rehydration than water for most of them.