Humans have done remarkably well over the course of evolutionary time without either, that is, zero.
So whose recommendation are you listening to? If I were the manufacturer, I would recommend it consumed in great quantities each day.
This reminds me of vitamin recommendations, if you read the bottle, it never says do not take this product, eat balanced healthy meals. The vitamin bottles assume you get no vitamins from food, then tell you how much of their product will give you the daily MDR established by the goverment. Nice for sales, isn't it.
What would be the daily recommendation for Gatorade?
What is the Daily recommendation for PowerAde?
2 answers
It depends to what extent..for an athlete, it would be a totally different question then for an average joe..