Re:Two conspiracy theories about cola
by teh_klev on Sunday October 24, 2021 @03:14PM
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As a kid in the 70's growing up in Scotland we were given Lucozade (long before the "energy drink" fad) and quite often Ferguzade (a similar product but made in Scotland) when we were ill. Both had pretty odd tastes back then, almost salty if I remember.
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I don't remember Lucozade being anything _but_ a drink for recovery from illness. (Remember the yellow cellophane wrapped bottles?!) I have no idea how it attained this reputation.
These days, Lucozade Sport (in multiple flavours) has taken over, but being "isotonic", presumably has various salts.
Same here (as a kid growing up in the 80s) - it was always a drink for when you were ill. Lucozade also had a reputation as being even more sugary than other fizzy drinks. I'm sure it was even marketed back then as an 'energy' drink.
I see that nowdays even the sugar-free lucozade is advertised as an energy drink, I'm not sure quite how that works, though!