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Popular fitness waters
Propel 6023 The new, flavored fitness waters that recently hit grocery store shelves may BE pleasing TO your taste buds, but some OF these new beverages also provide energy TO working muscles AND replenish nutrients lost through sweating.
Adequate fluid intake important
"Many athletes experience alterations IN taste preferences during heavy exercise AND won't drink adequate fluid if it is water alone," says Lona Sandon, assistant professor OF clinical nutrition at University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. "The sweet or salty taste OF these fitness waters helps them TO drink adequate fluids."
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