Science In Sport Energy Drinks

The problem with ordinary glucose drinks is that glucose is highly osmotically active. This means that a glucose solution greater than 5% (5g in 100 ml.) will empty only very slowly from the stomach. In some cases it may even draw fluid into the stomach from the body and so contribute to dehydration. To avoid this, an energy drink must be less osmotically active than blood, i.e. at or below the isotonic level. The preferred alternative to an ordinary glucose drink is a glucose polymer solution that is less osmotically active than glucose, and can therefore be taken in much higher concentrations without affecting how quickly it empties from the stomach. A solution such as this can provide fluid and also provide a significant energy source during exercise. PSP22 Energy is isotonic at over 50% solution so it can provide over 10 times the energy of glucose. This can be explained in a simple way by saying that the stomach will only allow so many molecules through in a given period of time, so if you drink a glucose polymer solution that has say twenty glucose units in one molecule, then your stomach will be able to process more glucose units than it would if you drank a simple glucose solution. A useful starting point for working out the amount of PSP22 Energy that should be used is to use 1g per kilogram body weight for each hour of exercise. This is roughly equivalent to drinking a 10% solution of PSP22 Energy in a standard sized (or 600ml) cycling bottle each hour. Solutions used in this way have been shown to improve performance significantly. Go-Gels, the world's first isotonic energy gel, provide 22g of carbohydrate in a 70ml isotonic solution and tend to be ideal for 20-30 mins of exercise

Science in Sport grew out of the desire to provide the best nutritional products and advice to athletes. The company mixes qualified sport scientists, food technologists, and a physician with keen athletes and sports people who have competed from local level to the world stage. As a result of all this experience they have an unprecedented knowledge of the nutritional needs of athletes. Science in Sport also collaborate with leading universities on research projects, as well as getting involved at the sharp end of sports performance.

Initially Science in Sport grew in cycling thanks in part to the use and endorsement of the products by Chris Boardman, who liked the company ethos, and helped to inspire the creation of REGO, total recovery sports fuel. It wasn't long before the word began to spread and Science in Sport's products became more popular at the top level of many other sports. To date Science in Sport have helped to win Olympic Gold's, World Championships, Premiership Titles and set numerous World Records. Science in Sport designs, develops and manufacturers its own products to ensure they are of the highest quality - they have to be, we don't know when an Olympic medal or World Cup may depend on it!

Science in Sport is continually striving to innovate and improve products to assist all athletes to reach their goals and maintain its position as leaders in sports nutrition.

All Science in Sport products are manufactured in-house and are drug-free.