I know gator-aid and its like advertise that they have lots of them. And I know sometimes I feel bad if I sweat a lot and just drink water. But are they just advertising… salt? Are there different kinds of electrolytes, and if so are they interchangable?

  • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Salts. Sodium, potassium, and magnesium. Edit: Not interchangeable. All three are essential.

    Gatorade is a bad source of electrolytes. It’s loaded with sodium but that’s about it. You’re better off drinking coconut water and taking a magnesium citrate suppliment for hydration. Stay away from Gatorade. It’s sugar water.

    EDIT: Yes there are others too. Chloride, Calcium, Phosphates, and Bicarbonate. I only mentioned the major ones. Apologies for that.