[Ansteorra] Fwd: Read this before drinking Gatorade again

[Bree Flowers]

I don't know whether this is true, Snopes had nothing on the subject, and I
do not drink Gatorade. I do know a lot of our fighters drink Gatorade and
might be able to verify the information. If it is true, you might want to
sign the petition.

~Astridr

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From: Pulin Modi, Change.org <mail at change.org>
Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Subject: Read this before drinking Gatorade again
To: evethejust at gmail.com


       [image: Change.org]    * Join Sarah in asking Gatorade to remove
flame retardant chemicals as ingredients in all of their sports drinks.
<http://www.change.org/petitions/gatorade-don-t-put-flame-retardant-chemicals-in-sports-drinks?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13930&alert_id=NHutrBrDqn_DjOBZDHdxx>
*
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Sign Sarah's Petition
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Bree -

Gatorade is one of the most recognizable sport drinks for athletes. High
schooler Sarah Kavanagh knows this -- she sometimes chooses to drink
Gatorade after soccer and volleyball games.

*When she noticed "Brominated Vegetable Oil" (BVO) listed as an ingredient
in her Gatorade, she looked it up -- and found out that it's considered a
flame retardant and banned in countries like Japan and the European Union.*

Sarah knows that Gatorade would never want their drinks to be seen as a
health risk. When she read about other consumers starting petitions on
Change.org that successfully got companies like Starbucks to remove
unwanted ingredients,* she decided to start a petition asking Gatorade to
stop using BVO in their sport drinks. Sign her petition by clicking
here.<http://www.change.org/petitions/gatorade-don-t-put-flame-retardant-chemicals-in-sports-drinks?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13930&alert_id=NHutrBrDqn_DjOBZDHdxx>
*

Gatorade says they use BVO just to keep certain colors bright -- even
though some research suggests it can cause impaired brain development,
reduced fertility, and can stay in the body for a long time.

*The government and the sports drink industry claim that it’s safe to use
BVO below certain levels, but Sarah says she doesn't want dangerous flame
retardants of any amount in her Gatorade.*

BVO is not in every Gatorade drink -- just a few flavors. *Sarah doesn't
think it makes sense that they would keep such a controversial ingredient
for just a couple of drinks, especially since they already have to take it
out for sale in other countries.*

*Help Sarah send a clear message to Gatorade by signing her petition asking
them to remove potentially hazardous flame retardants from their sport
drinks. Click here to
sign.<http://www.change.org/petitions/gatorade-don-t-put-flame-retardant-chemicals-in-sports-drinks?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13930&alert_id=NHutrBrDqn_DjOBZDHdxx>
*

Thanks for being a change - maker,

Pulin and the Change.org team

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