Gatorade (only slightly OT)

brianDG303 wrote:
On Jun 3, 11:15 pm, Mark Jardini wrote:
You dont need potassium- sweat losses are all sodium, Oral rehydration
solutions are for treating severe vomiting and diarrhea, and even then
it is little ones more at risk. Adults have large reserves. You don't
have to put the salt in the drink either. Foods can contain plenty of
sodium, and usually do.

Drink what tastes refreshing to you. I find plenty of ice is most
important.

Mark (plays a doctor like on tv)

Mark,
there is a theory that has been getting stronger over the last 30
years that we are all getting 3 to 4 times the salt we should have and
1/2 to 3/4 of the potassium. With that in mind I'm not going to add
salt to anything and I'm looking for potassium. That's just what seems
to be working for me, I feel great with that combination and less good
with water only.

Brian

Seems like a vicious circle in some ways: processed food is over-salted.
People put on weight. Their BP goes up. The doc prescribes a diuretic as
a mild BP reducer.
The diuretic promotes peeing. Peeing discards potassium.
So now they are Ka deficient.
The doc advises bananas - rich in Ka.
Bananas are fattening....
And so on.

:-)

Brian W