Are sports drinks good for teens?

As my mom always tells me is too just drink water and that it is the best for you. Most teens still would rather have a sports drink rather than water . A sports drink has good flavors and tastes good. Who wouldn't want that over a bland bottle of tasteless water? Well there is more to sports drinks than good taste.

Sports drinks are supposed to give your body back the amount of water in your body and replenish it. The sugar that mainly all sports drinks have in them is supposed to hype you up and give you energy. The sugar as most know hypes you up for a very short time and then you are even more tired then you were before. There is caffeine in some sports drinks and as my mom always warns me that caffeine stunts your growth. The sugar in the sports drinks will make you gain weight and for people who play sports this is a big deal because it can limit your mobility and sports need a lot of mobility to succeed.

To many teens sports drinks seem like a perfect thing to drink. The teens like the great taste that most sports drinks have and they like the energy it gives you from the sugar in the drink. Most teens would choose a sports drink over any other drink when it comes to sports. There is many different flavors and brands to choose from which gives kids a choice and an opportunity to try different ones . This way they always have choices and variety.

I personally like water better than a sports drink. I mean sure they taste great but water is always and will always be the best for you. Water doesn't have any taste but u can add some flavorings to it that make it have a taste which gives you a variety and water replenishes your body of the water it has lost through your sweat when working out and it has no sugar in it so it wont make you gain anything. so i would rather drink water than a sport drink.