A study published in October 2015 in the American Journal of Physiology (Endocrinology & Metabolism), found that swapping expensive, specialist sports drinks in favor of plain old water shaken up with a spoonful of sugar, might well improve athletic performance.
The Sweetest Thing
A research team based at the University of Bath, in the UK, and led by Dr Javier Gonzalez, studied the effects of consuming different liquids to assess how carbohydrates slow the decline of glycogen levels in the liver, which in turn leads to tiredness.
… Continue reading...“We [also] found that the exercise felt easier, and the gut comfort of the cyclists was better, when they











