Originally Posted By: Roarmeister

What's the difference between ORS and a product like Gatorade?
Gatorade vs Electral vs Enzeral

ORS has about 5x as much salt! So the intake should be different, Gatorade as a supplement whereas ORS is for emergency dehydration replenishment.


Hi,
interesting observation...
my bottle of ORS says how much a kid should drink per day,
no such information/caution on my gatorade bottle



ORS intake per day, baby/toddler 1/2 liter, kids 1 liter, adults 3 liters (bigger adult 4liter)

smile one drink prevents death, the other promotes diabetes
I'd stick with water as a supplement smile


There is a funny story on wikipedia on why they called it "ade" instead of "aid", so they don't have to prove its beneficial scinentifically.

But even when they try to prove stuff, “Striking lack of evidence” to back up claims for popular sports brands | The BMJ
'No Evidence' That Sports Products Enhance Performance, Warns Study
Study: Sports Drink Science Is Self-Serving - ABC News
Exposing the truth about sports drinks | MinnPost
So
Google scholar gatorade->
Digital Repository, University of Kelaniya: King coconut water, tender coconut water, Gatorade and ORS: which rehydrates athletes best?
Quote:
CONCLUSION: Although athletes' preference for rehydration was KC(King coconut water), biochemical markers indicate that ORS is the most suitable fluid for rehydration of athletes compared to the other three.