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http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/latest/a/-/article/14285253/sports-drinks-claims-debunked-report/
Among the claims `mythbusted' included advice from some sports drinks companies that their product should be consumed before, during and after sport.
Australian nutritionist Dr Rosemary Stanton said it was about time the myth was dispelled that people should drink even when they're not thirsty.
"Thirst is the body's normal method of telling you you need a drink," she told AAP.
"To say you must drink before you get thirsty is as ridiculous as saying you must eat so you never get hungry.
"It's just been a way to sell drinks."
Among the claims `mythbusted' included advice from some sports drinks companies that their product should be consumed before, during and after sport.
Australian nutritionist Dr Rosemary Stanton said it was about time the myth was dispelled that people should drink even when they're not thirsty.
"Thirst is the body's normal method of telling you you need a drink," she told AAP.
"To say you must drink before you get thirsty is as ridiculous as saying you must eat so you never get hungry.
"It's just been a way to sell drinks."
