According to this Healthcastle.com article, energy drinks should have no place in our diet, but sports drinks may. Sports drinks can replenish electrolytes and other nutrients after heavy exercise. Energy drinks, on the other hand, are often high in calories, sugars, caffeine, and sodium. A neat offering from this article: a good recipe for home-made sports drink!

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