Why Prime is a Terrible Sports Drink for Athletes
Prime is one of the most popular sports drinks in the world right now, but it many areas it fails at being a good sports drink. So the question is, what is it about prime that makes it so popular, or is it just hype? And, most importantly, is it good for runners? I've tried prime a few times before and I can see the one huge positive with this drink; it tastes great. It has a really sweet taste, but only has 1 to 2 grams of sugar in it. There are a few main reasons how its able to taste so sweet with only a small amount of sugar, the main one being the use of the artificial sweetener, Sucralose . Sucralose is probably the most popular artificial sweetener being used right now, maybe only behind aspartame (which is on a decline in usage because it might case cancer) so it makes sense to put this in a sports drink to make it taste good. The reason Sucralose and other artificial sweeteners are able to be used, but not add any calo...