Trickle Down Episode 12: The Elixir of Life Part 2 (Sample)

Part 2 of our exploration of how Gatorade influenced the science of hydration. In this episode Travis talks about how the Army developed bad doctrine around hydrating soldiers while preparing for war in the Middle East, how Gatorade helped finance athletic organizations, and why dangers related to overhydration were ignored in the 90s.

Also at point Jake launches into a Carpi Sun ad for some reason.

REFERENCES

Georgia Teen Dies From Drinking Too Much Water, Gatorade

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-teen-dies-from-drinking-too-much-water-gatorade/

Rovell, Darren. First in Thirst: How Gatorade Turned the Science of Sweat into a Cultural Phenomenon (2005)

Noakes, Timothy. Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports (2012)

Water as a Tactical Weapon: A Doctrine for Preventing Heat Casualties

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA113477.pdf

ACSM Position Stand: Exercise and Fluid Replacement

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/1996/10000/acsm_position_stand__exercise_and_fluid.45.aspx

National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Fluid Replacement for Athletes

https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/FluidReplacementsForAthletes.pdf

Updated Fluid Recommendation: Position Statement From the International Marathon Medical Directors Association (IMMDA)

http://immda.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Spring-2006-Updated-Fluid-Recommendations.pdf

Gatorade demand high in war zones, squeezing supply

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2005/09/08/gatorade-demand-high-in-war-zones-squeezing-supply/31703317007/

Water Intoxication—Considerations for Patients, Athletes and Physicians

https://med.virginia.edu/ginutrition/wp-content/uploads/sites/199/2015/11/NoakesArticle-September-08.pdf

Drinking policies and exercise-associated hyponatraemia: is anyone still promoting overdrinking?

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fernando-Beltrami/publication/5451623_Drinking_policies_and_exercise-associated_hyponatraemia_Is_anyone_still_promoting_overdrinking/links/57334c7908ae9f741b26101c/Drinking-policies-and-exercise-associated-hyponatraemia-Is-anyone-still-promoting-overdrinking.pdf

Case proven: exercise associated hyponatraemia is due to overdrinking. So why did it take 20 years before the original evidence was accepted?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564296/#ref16

“Drink at least eight glasses of water a day.” Really? Is there scientific evidence for “8 × 8”?

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.00365.2002

British Medical Journal: The Truth About Sports Drinks

https://www.bmj.com/bmj/section-pdf/187587?path=/bmj/345/7866/Feature.full.pdf

The sensitivity of the human thirst response to changes in plasma osmolality: a systematic review

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5763530/#:~:text=Physiologically%2C%20plasma%20osmolality%20(pOsm),Baylis%20%26%20Thompson%2C%201988