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Why sports drinks are dumb

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 07, 2025
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Until the 1980s, only Boy Scouts and soldiers in the desert carried extra water. Now, we've evolved into a species that treats water bottles like external organs. But mere H2O won't cut it anymore — your bottle must be spiked with premium electrolytes, or risk instant death by mineral deficiency.

As reported in NPR, Americans …

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