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Vandalism

The final 21:32, 29 January 2012‎ is the date the vandalism began on the talk page. Up to that date there had been much discussion; now it is trashed for some reason. Call for experienced editor's oversight. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.81.189.241 (talk)

Rebranding section

The Prime 01 paragraph reads: The Prime 01 product line consists of a pre-game fuel in a snot consistency, positioned for consumption prior to athletic activity. Pretty sure "snot consistency" is vandalism. Tried to find out what it should be, but it seems to be pretty far back in the history. Can someone track it down and fix it. Thanks. -- Greenmango (talk) 20:35, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect Nutrition Information

The nutrition information in the boxes at the right side of the page does not agree with the Gatorade web site information. Also, some information appears twice, in the text and in the boxes. Better to have only one copy of information in the article. Can't edit it now, myself. 7802mark (talk) 16:30, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Two nutrition boxes

I changed a statement about cyclamate from "banned by the FDA in 1969 <k>after it was shown to cause bladder cancer</k>". It was indeed banned, although not in all countries, but the statement suggests that it was proven to cause bladder cancer in humans. At cyclamate, the actual details are given. Cyclamate was given to rats at very high doses, equivalent to a human consuming 350 cans of diet soda a day. There are claims the study was not reproducible, which may mean the results were falsified, and I don't think an article about a drink needs to enter into that controversy. It's sufficient to say the formula was changed after the FDA ban.

There are two nutrition boxes, labeled "Original Gatorade Thirst Quencher" and "Gatorade Perform 02". The original has 10 g of sugar and 5 mg of sodium, while the modern form has 21 g of sugar and 150 mg of sodium. Though there is only a 30 kcal difference, the two charts suggest that Gatorade has become less healthy since its origin, and that is probably the intent. So, what is the "original" formula? Is it the experimental formula Cade started with? Is it the Stokely-van Camp product from before 1969, or after 1969 when cyclamate was removed? The first chart should be clear about that or it should be removed, because it seems to have a purpose in being there, that is, to show how liquid candy is ruining the world. (I have no involvement with Gatorade or any drinks manufacturer.) Roches (talk) 18:18, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Along these lines, the statement "There are 34 g of sugar (8 teaspoons) in one 20 US fluid ounces (590 ml) bottle of regular Gatorade." is apparently contradicted by other body text and both nutrition boxes. Maybe there are Gatorade flavors with this much sugar, or maybe there used to be, but currently this is an unsupported statement and it needs to be supported or removed. 76.20.110.219 (talk) 20:09, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Misleading Section Titles

If just reading the section title "Gatorade and oral rehydration" I would never guessed that the content of the section would be about the inappropriate use of the drink as rehydration supplies for refugees of the Rwandan genocide. And reading "Advertising and publicity" I wouldn't expect to hear that their advertising led to someone dying from exercise-associated hyponatremia.

I'm not sure what the remedy is here, whether the titles should be changed or the information should be reorganized. Maybe a "Controversies" section is warranted. Willthamic (talk) 16:02, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Another possible entry into "controversies" would be the apparent restrictions on Gatorade in Norway, Austria and New Zealand visible on the map in the article. There is no mention of these -- except to say that Gatorade was "reintroduced" in New Zealand! Why "re"? Will the Pepsi people allow this article to say? 71.167.255.2 (talk) 02:23, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 There are two nutrition boxes, labeled "Original Gatorade Thirst Quencher" and "Gatorade Perform 02". The original has 10 g of sugar and 5 mg of sodium, while the modern form has 21 g of sugar and 150 mg of sodium. Though there is only a 30 kcal difference, the two charts suggest that Gatorade has become less healthy since its origin, and that is probably the intent. So, what ''is'' the "original" formula? Is it the experimental formula Cade started with? Is it the Stokely-van Camp product from before 1969, or after 1969 when cyclamate was removed? The first chart should be clear about that or it should be removed, because it seems to have a purpose in being there, that is, to show how liquid candy is ruining the world. (I have no involvement with Gatorade or any drinks manufacturer.) [[User:Roches|Roches]] ([[User talk:Roches|talk]]) 18:18, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
+Along these lines, the statement "There are 34 g of sugar (8 teaspoons) in one 20 US fluid ounces (590 ml) bottle of regular Gatorade." is apparently contradicted by other body text and both nutrition boxes. Maybe there are Gatorade flavors with this much sugar, or maybe there used to be, but currently this is an unsupported statement and it needs to be supported or removed. [[Special:Contributions/76.20.110.219|76.20.110.219]] ([[User talk:76.20.110.219|talk]]) 20:09, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
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+== Misleading Section Titles ==
+If just reading the section title "Gatorade and oral rehydration" I would never guessed that the content of the section would be about the inappropriate use of the drink as rehydration supplies for refugees of the Rwandan genocide. And reading "Advertising and publicity" I wouldn't expect to hear that their advertising led to someone dying from exercise-associated hyponatremia.
+I'm not sure what the remedy is here, whether the titles should be changed or the information should be reorganized. Maybe a "Controversies" section is warranted. [[User:Willthamic|Willthamic]] ([[User talk:Willthamic|talk]]) 16:02, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
+: Another possible entry into "controversies" would be the apparent restrictions on Gatorade in Norway, Austria and New Zealand visible on the map in the article. There is no mention of these -- except to say that Gatorade was "reintroduced" in New Zealand! Why "re"? Will the Pepsi people allow this article to say? [[Special:Contributions/71.167.255.2|71.167.255.2]] ([[User talk:71.167.255.2|talk]]) 02:23, 18 September 2024 (UTC)