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'''Gatorade''' is a non-[[carbonation|carbonated]] [[sports drink]] marketed by the [[Quaker Oats Company]], a division of [[PepsiCo]]. Originally made for athletes, it is now commonly consumed as a snack beverage. The drink is intended to rehydrate and to replenish the [[carbohydrate]]s (in the form of sugars [[sucrose]] and [[glucose]]) and [[Electrolyte#Nutrition|electrolytes]] ([[sodium]] and [[potassium]] [[salt]]s) depleted during aerobic exercise, especially in warmer climates. <ref name="history">{{cite web|title=''The History of Gatorade''|last=Vaughn|work=MrVaugn.wordpress.com|url=http://mrvaughn.wordpress.com/2006/09/04/the-history-of-gatorade/|date=2007-09-04|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref>