The truth about sports drinks

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7866, 2012, Pages

  Cohen, Deborah ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ATHLETE; COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENDURANCE SPORT; ENERGY DRINK; EUROPEAN UNION; EXERCISE; FLUID BALANCE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HYDRATION; HYPONATREMIA; MARATHON RUNNER; MARKETING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCIENTIST; SPORTS DRINK; SPORTS MEDICINE; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DEHYDRATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENERGY DRINKS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MARKETING; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SCIENCE; SPORTS; THIRST; UNITED STATES; WATER;

EID: 84864245318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e4737     Document Type: Review

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