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Is gatorade unhealthy?
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Gatorade: Was invented for a Florida football team to keep them healthy while playing. It provides electrolytes including potassium and is well tolerated and adsorbed and is beneficial in vomiting or diarrhea for replacement. It does contain sugar.
Answered 7/11/2014
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