Do sports drinks make you fitter or fatter

When we feel like we are lacking energy, how many of us turn to a sports/energy drink for the cure, I know I am one of them and I am sure there are many more. In a recent review in the British Medical Journal which has been exploring the truths about energy drinks, an interesting topic in this journal is the link between obesity and sports drink, especially amongst children. It is well known that sports drinks are either aimed at one or two things, one is to give us extra energy, or give supposedly better hydration than water to get us to exercise for longer.  
One of these energy drinks typically contain 30 Grams of carbohydrates so it is not a surprise that they do promote obesity. If you are trying to lose weight I would say run a country mile away from sports drinks and not be fooled by there clever advertising, as they are only going to make your already difficult challenge harder. Consuming a sports drink you are adding an extra 120 Kilo Calories to your calorie intake and this will mean you have to spend roughly 15 minutes longer on the treadmill to burn it off. If you drink sports drinks and don't exercise your are in bigger trouble, in one month you could potentially gain around 1 pound in weight (0.5 kg)  as one drink a day will add more than 3000 Kilo calories to your monthly calorie intake.

Healthy Explorer tips on how to aviod energy drinks.....

Exercise

The most bizzare one is to actually start exercising, yes you heard that right lack of energy is a sympton of fatigue and fatigue can be caused by lack of movement. The reason for this is that if you have been sat down or standing for a long time the Heart struggles to pump blood to the brain by itself causing tiredeness. When you start moving the muscles in your body improves circulation and blood flow to the brain.

Hydration

 Dehyradtion can cause fatigue so have a small drink of water, cooler water is a good recomendation as the cold will shock the body causing you to be more alert as appose to a warmer drink that may cause you to feel more tired. Also you can make your own isotonic drink. A simple recipe is to get a 500 ml glass half fill with water half fill with oranje juice then mix in a quater of a tea spoon of salt. The salt acts as elecotolyte that will help with hydration.

Hope this will help you to beome a more energetic, slimmer and hydrated person.