So apparently there is a link between the unhealthy sports drinks consumed by so many teens and at least one positive trend. While the overwhelming majority of health experts agree that people should avoid excessive amounts of sugar, caffeine and artificial dyes there is some data to suggest a correlation between kids who consume those types of soft drinks and the amount of physical activity they engage in (via TIME):
"Considering what we know about kids and sports drinks - briefly, that according to leading health groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics, most children should not be drinking them - the small silver lining, according to a recent study, is that kids who drink them tend to exercise more than those who don't. But they were also more likely to do things that harm their health, too.
"Nicole Larson and her colleagues at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health asked nearly 3000 students in grades 6 through 12 an exhaustive series of 235 questions and concluded that nearly 40% drank a sports drink at least once a week. Both boys and girls consuming sports drinks regularly were more likely to smoke and to play video games, the researchers found. They were also more likely to drink sugary soda and juice. The fact that sports and energy drink consumption are correlated with other risky behaviors, such as smoking, isn't a surprise (though, to be clear, the researchers do not suggest a cause-effect relationship between the two)."
While it would be impossible to draw any conclusions without the data one might think to consider whether marketing trends influence habits such as drinking Gatorade, for example, while engaging in strenuous physical activity even though the drink is full of sugar and dye.
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