Everyone is looking for a way to stay awake and energetic like they were when they were younger, or a way to pull an all-nighter with your friends. This is where energy drinks come in. "Energy drink history really begins in Europe and Asia, where these popular drinks were first developed. Although there are many different varieties in countries throughout the world, RedBull was the first to be introduced in the United States"("FactExpert"). Ever since that fateful day the popularity of energy drinks has increased dramatically around the world; however, energy drinks don't come without serious health related side effects. Over the years, many doctors and other funded programs have tested the side effects on people from energy drinks, and the results are not good. According to www.eatingwell.com "a new (unpublished) study presented at the American Heart Association’s 2013 Scientific Sessions found that downing energy drinks can raise systolic blood pressure by an average 3.5 points and can cause potentially fatal irregular heartbeats. Your risk of dangerous heart-rhythm disturbances is higher if you have an underlying heart condition or high blood pressure"(Ansel). With all this proof of energy drinks, in large quantities, being bad for a person. Why are there not more regulations and safety precautions on energy drinks? The production and selling of energy drinks are and will be the next largest soft drink product to come out since pop. What exactly are in an energy drink, besides sugar, what do those ingredients do to the human body after consumption? The most common ingredient that everyone knows is in energy drinks are caffeine. "Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system, giving the body a sense of alertness as well as d... ... middle of paper ... .... Shape Magazine, 9 July 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. . HealthDay, WebMD News from. "Energy Drinks Affect Heart, MRI Scans Show – WebMD." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. . Krucik, George. "Caffeine Overdose." Healthlines RSS News. N.p., 16 July 2012. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. . Solanki, Parul. "List of Energy Drinks." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 06 Mar. 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. . "Top 10 Energy Drink Dangers." Top 10 Energy Drink Dangers. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2014. .
The small drink that promises big energy and alertness without have jitters plays a role in most teenage and adult lives. This 5- Hour Energy’s audience is multitasking, working professionals. The market demand has increased a tremendous amount since the product had hit the store shelves in the year 2004.
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The article, Intoxitwitching: The Energy Drink Buzz by Simon Benlow, states the possible negative effects of energy drinks on an individual’s concentration and focuses. The article explains the general perspective of consuming energy drinks in America and how deceiving energy drink products can be. The type of claim in the article is fact because it’s asserting the condition that sugar and other stimulants are being added as an energy boost in drinks, but consuming too much within a time period can lead to problematic side effects, which he supports throughout the article with experiences (cause and effect) and other sources leading to that conclusion. In addition, he also states the people would rather choose an energy drink rather than natural
Have you ever had those mornings when you couldn’t get out of bed? It has happened to all of us. However, the one way to counter that sleep attack from your body is to drink energy drinks. Energy drinks contain caffeine, and a lot of it. Most Energy drinks contain somewhere from 80 to 90 mg. of caffeine (per 250 mL). Energy drinks aren’t just filled with caffeine, they contain many other things as well. Whether it’s Ginseng, a herb believed to increase energy. Or maybe it’s Guarana, a plant that contains 4-5% caffeine, compared to arabica coffee beans, which contain 2-3%. With all of these unique ingredients inside energy drinks, will people be able to tell if they are drinking energy drinks, or something else?
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Based on the website cspinet.org which is the Center for Science in the Public Interest publish on June 25, 2014 said that in documents obtained from the Food and Drug Administration show that since 2004, a total of 33 deaths have now been linked to energy drinks. Of those, 22 deaths have been linked to 5-Hour Energy, 11 deaths have been linked to Monster, and one death, a first, has been linked to Rockstar
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“The term energy drink refers to a beverage that contains caffeine in a combination with other ingredients such as taurine, guarana, and B vitamins, and that
t’s the night before your big "end of the year" test and you are trying to study. Once you realize it is 1 am and you are still studying you decide to get something to drink to help boost your energy level. What do you think this drink is mostly going to be? Is it tea? Is it soda? Why do those drinks help us stay awake with that extra "energy boost"? The answer is caffeine. Caffeine is in a lot of things we eat and drink every day and you may not even realize it. It's important to be aware of what ingredients are in things you consume. Caffeine is a huge part of our daily lives and our intake often reflects our health status. To expand upon this, in my speech I will weigh both the benefits and detrimental effects of how caffeine can alter
For many Americans, waking up in the morning requires a cup coffee to kick-start their day. This is due to caffeine, which many Americans believe to be a reliable source of energy and alertness. The question is, is caffeine a drug? It most certainly is, it is not a naturally occurring substance in the human body, and has undeniable effects on it. Caffeine is defined as a drug because it changes how your body works. It has a stimulating effect on the brain and nervous system, the heart and circulatory system, and the stomach and intestines (“Caffeine”, Debenedette, July 1996, 6). It is the most commonly taken drug in the United States, and can be found in coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and energy drinks. Consuming too much
In my perspective, I believe this to be true because not only are there varieties of energy drink machines in the disposition for many students on campus, but also the consumption of the drinks, has continued to gain in popularity since the 1997 debut of Red Bull (Malinauskas et al., 2007). Additionally, the article talks about finding a correlation between energy drinks and six situations such as treating hangovers, insufficient sleep, need for energy, studying (or major project), driving a car for a long period, or mixing it with alcohol and the usage of energy drinks. The article also states that most users consumed energy drinks to increase their energy (65%) and to drink alcohol while partying (54%) (Malinauskas et al., 2007).
Energy drinks that contain little to no sugar have a chemical called aspartame. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is 120 times sweeter than sugar. There was a study done that showed aspartame can be a leading cancer causer especially brain tumors. An excess of aspartame taken can cause 75% of the brain cells to be hurt or killed. After this happens aspartame can cause hypoglycemia, Hormonal problems, memory loss, and even AIDS. Another chemical is called sucralose or the sweetener splenda. This can reduce the ammound of good bacteria in your body by more than 50%, increase the PH in your intestines and increase body weight. Sucralose can also increase the size of your liver and lead to kidney failure.
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