A 32-oz. bottle of PepsiCo-owned Gatorade has 54.4 grams of sugar, more than the recommended limit for an entire day. Coca-Cola-owned Powerade is similarly packed with sugar, with 32 ounces ...

Gatorade, since its inception in 1965, has combined salt with heavy amounts of sugar to help revive exhausted athletes and give them extra energy to finish the game. Propel, launched in 2002 ...

There is nothing wrong with an occasional sweet treat but consistently eating sugar can add up in ways people do not realize, potentially leading to serious health consequences.

and Gatorade, but if you don’t put in an hour or two of sweat-inducing sport on top of it, they can make you gain weight. “These drinks have nearly as much sugar as soft drinks,” said ...