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| Powerade makes a drink called Option has 10 calories per 8oz serving. 2 g
of sugar and 10% of Niacin, B6 and B12. Comes in Strawberry, Cherry and I
think Lemon or lime (can remember which). Might come in other flavors as
well.
"Bob Blaylock" <BobHatesSpam@Blaylock.to> wrote in message
news:BobHatesSpam-8A0AD6.19584310062006@news.isp.giganews.com...
> I just now contacted the company that makes Gatorade, suggesting that
> as prevalent as diabetes is becoming, that they are missing out on a
> very large and lucrative market by not making a sugar-free version of
> Gatorade. Perhaps if enough others of us do so, we might get a useful
> result.
>
> http://www.gatorade.com/contact_us/
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> I also pointed out an alarming and dangerous claim on their FAQ at
> http://www.gatorade.com/frequently_asked_questions/
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> I pointed out to them that anything that contains as much sugar as
> Gatorade does can be dangerous to any diabetic who consumes it
> carelessly; and that I thought it was dangerous and irresponsible for
> them to make this claim on their FAQ.
>
> I didn't think to point out (perhaps some others of you will) that the
> increased urine output mentioned in this FAQ entry is a result of a
> diabetic's body desperately trying to get rid of excess sugar, and that
> drinking a sugary beverage such as Gatorade is likely to aggravate
> rather than relieve that problem.
>
> --
> "Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information
> Purification Directives. ... Our Unification of Thoughts is more
> powerful
> a weapon than any fleet or army on earth. ... Our enemies shall talk
> themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion."
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