Just wondering does 100plus has more benefit than bad?
Its still carbonated drink rite?

half bottle of 1.5litre during 2 hours my badminton session for 2days/week is acceptable?

Questions first:

Why do you drink 100+?

gives/restore energy?

Research shown that isotonic drink does not give/restore energy, it is just water with a bit of other nutrients and most of all, it tastes good.

So what does?

They're not supposed to "give energy", the idea is rehydration and replacement of lost electrolytes.

Only use it when you are dehydrated (usually from a severe vomit or diarrhea)

... Usually from diarrhea? Wtf... A more commonly encountered cause of dehydration = exercise.

I get the feeling that you guys need a small lesson in something called chemistry.

faster to restore your stamina maybe

malaysiaPotato : sabar, sabar.

Erm more or less the same?
Less dehydrate = more energy?

So does it do more good than bad?
Will my tummy get bigger?

2 days a week is absolutely no problem.

Good :- It replaces the electrolytes that you lose when playing Badminton. The sugar shouldn't be a problem since Badminton, being is a strenuous game, should burn off easily. Indirectly it contributes to your energy and stamina.

Bad:- It's carbonated.

why would drinking 100+ make your tummy get bigger? even if it does , its just gas inside.
100+ is good when your body are dehydrated, thats all

Its not a miracle cure/weight loss drink or something.... some people just drink it because it tasted good, not because it will boost their strength

No, not more or less the same.

Dehydration... Simply put, it's about water, dehydration is the loss of water. 100plus is designed to rehydrate you more quickly than plain water would, it also replaces lost electrolytes which you lose when you sweat. If you want a more detailed explanation on sports drinks, energy drinks, energy... wikipedia(I know alot of people say it's not necessarily credible) can give you a general idea.

Does it do more good than bad? Depends. If you need to rehydrate yourself, it's good. If you don't, it's a waste of money. Each can contains a certain amount of sugar, which = calories. If you're fat, and not doing anything, then those calories will add to your fat.
Will your tummy get bigger... Calories in vs calories out I suppose.

Most people get along fine just drinking plain water for rehydration.

This post has been edited by malaysianPotato: Mar 24 2009, 01:02 AM

The more I read the forums here, the more I think we'll need some sort of nutrition FAQ out.

This week so damn busy. Will do one general one next week.

i think 1.5L is too much... would recommend taking 1L and 1L of water.. for a 2 hour badminton session.. too much salt in ur body might cause high blood pressure.

I really don't think it's directly salt per say. I can't totally remember what's it but it's something like 10% sugars and electrolytes in the form of sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate. Can't be THAT much sodium in a 1.5L bottle right? Anyway, the amount of sweat one can generate in a 2 hour badminton session is MAJOR

A simple way to describe electrolytes is a substance with some sort of charge in it. Either positive or negative.

The sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate could be calculated in one element e.g. sodium Na or with the charge, Na+.

In chemistry terms, they are known as salts because when they dissolve in water, e.g. NaCl, they dissolve into components known as electrolytes i.e. with charges of Na+ and Cl-. Table salt is NaCl. But like I said, the chemistry definition is somewhat different when it comes to salts.

This is probably a layman explaination. For details, you would have to look up chemistry links. I could have some loopholes somewhere coz this is Form 4 chemistry which was like so long ago.

errr... salt as in metal salts not cooking salt.. they are still the electrolytes we are describing right? doesnt have to be sodium... agreed.

in 2 hours of badminton it is usually recommended 2 L of fluid, however i still think 1.5L of 100+ is too much. i jog 100 minutes everyday and usually my intake is a light mixture of ribena with cooking salt around 1L. before my fitness jogs i take 1L for every 1 hour and the intake lessen now.

the good thing about these drinks nowadays is vit C. oh, i am wondering is there gatorade here in msia? every1 in the states seems to be crazy over it.