Gatorade isn't a sports drink. It may be marketed as one but it's not. It actually is a soft drink.

For those of you who don't believe me just check out the label. There are 35 grams of sugar in that one bottle. That's more than some soft drinks and even more than an Arrow Bar.

Of course we see Gatorade everywhere on the sidelines of pro sports games. When coaches win they get that Gatorade bath right? So it must be good if the pros are drinking it right?

Not so much. Those huge Gatorade buckets are actually filled with ice water. Take a look next time you watch that coach get soaked. It's not Gatorade coming out of there. It's water.

Now Gatorade does have it's newer G2 drink which is much better and has only about 8 grams of sugar. But that old stuff is just a soft drink which isn't good for you.

Skip it and drink water. You'll be in better shape if you do.