365 Ways #314–Gatorade’s a Crock!

#314--Here's what's in a typical bottle:

Water, sucrose (i.e. sugar), glucose syrup solids (i.e. sugar), citric acid, natural lemon flavor with other natural flavors (made by “flavorists” in a laboratory by blending chemicals to create flavorings), salt, sodium citrate (a preservative), monopotassium phosphate (can cause kidney damage and lead to a loss in calcium), caramel color (contains sulfites), ester gum (gums up the intestines), and brominated vegetable oil (ndividual chemical used as a flame retardant in plastics, known to cause memory loss and nerve disorders, banned in over 100 countries).