July 23//London/RTTNews -- Sports drinks may have little benefit to athletes, says a new study from researchers at Oxford University. The team, lead by Dr. Carl Heneghan, reviewed the marketing claims of over 400 consumer sports products including drinks and found what they call "a striking lack of evidence" about their effectiveness.
Heneghan and his team requested research data from the manufacturer of "an isotonic performance fuel to take you faster, stronger, for longer," but the research team says that may be an overstatement.