Gatorade. Is it really better for you than water?

Originally Posted by Gumby

Dee: Sports drinks are far worse for your teeth than Coke. Gatorade for example is extremely acidic. How do you think they keep all that sodium and potassium in an aqueous state?.

Dude...take a chemistry class before you go spouting off this misinformation. You can dissolve sodium in water, which has a Ph of 7. So no, gatorade does not need to be and in fact is not very acidic.

Coke, on the other hand IS extremely acidic and hence bad for your teeth in virtue of that as well as all the sugar it has.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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High acidity levels designed to keep sports drinks on the shelf longer

I should clarify my point. Gatorade doesn't need to be and in fact is not acidic in order to dissolve the sodium and potassium. Whether it is for some other reason or not wasn't my concern, but it seems you've clarified that. I was just taking issue with the ridiculous chemistry claim.

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What is funny shining_force is that sports drinks are more acidic that Coke, not the other way around.

Yes I can see they are, but not for the ridiculous reason you said. That all I intended to refute.

There's nowhere I can't reach.