Energy Drinks Vs Energy Drink Research

About 80% of American adults consume 200 mg of caffeine a day. “A 12-oz. (tall) coffee from Starbucks will run you about 260 mg, while a 14-oz. Dunkin’ Donuts coffee contains 178 mg.” The daily intake of caffeine differed between products; one should always check the amount before consumption. There are no limits on how many energy drinks a person can purchase, which make it easy to abuse. Especially in younger children the addiction rate outstandingly high. Which may lead to other drug usage in the future and the committal dependence on stronger drugs.

The product in the health and fitness industry that we are proposing for research includes a variety of energy drinks with high concentrations of caffeine, from products such as Gatorade, Red Bull, Monster, etc. Targeted users for this product include amateur and professional athletes, young adults between the ages of 16-25, and other individuals who would be considered a "workaholic" or "busy person." The main reason why athletes consume energy drinks is because they increase focus, improve performance, vitalize the body, mind, and satisfy consumers’ needs for quality tasting, healthy, natural and functional beverages. My health claim is that while caffeine and sugar have some benefits like increasing the attention and alertness of athletes,

Caffeine is a psychoactive drug and potentially deadly in large amounts, especially for adolescents (Hershorin, Lipschulz, Schaechter & Seifert, 2011). Caffeine is one the most common energy drink ingredients and one of the most widely consumed substances in the world. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), caffeine is a chemical stimulant compound found in various plants that acts as a central nervous system stimulant. Caffeine is produced naturally and artificially. Caffeine is found mainly in coffee, tea, soda, chocolate, energy drinks and some over-the-counter medications. Due to the increasing demands placed on teenagers today, caffeine is becoming more prevalent in adolescents. While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children have no more than 100 mg of caffeine a day due to unknown medical conditions, the fact a teenager’s brain is still in a developmental stage, and the importance sleep plays in the developing brain. Table 1, shows the amount of caffeine for the energy drinks in this report. (Note-this does not include the caffeine from blend ingredients)

Besides the obvious and immediate effects of drinks containing high amounts of caffeine there are a few long-term benefits worth mentioning. Depression is a horrible condition that slowly eats away at a person until there is nothing left of them. Coffee has been shown to fight depression ("Does Caffeine Reduce the Risk of Depression?). By drinking a few cups of coffee or one can of an energy drink chances of depression

Energy drinks can cause side effects that can be as serious as intoxication. There have been 20,783 emergency room visit due to energy drinks. The age of 18 to 25 is more than the majority of people who end up in the emergency room (Too Wired to Facts About Energy Drinks and Caffeine Addiction). Energy drinks speed up your nervous system and get your adrenaline rushing (Six Surprising Facts About Energy Drinks). One energy drink will not harm a person but a large amount can cause chest pains, high blood sugar, heart attacks, seizure, or liver problems. The worst side effect possible is death (Side Effects of Energy Drinks). Your body size, your gender, or your body sensitivity can affect how much energy drinks a person can consume (Energy Facts Everything You Need to Know). Mixing energy drinks and alcohol can cause severe problems. 42 percent of people end up in the hospital from mixing alcohol and energy drinks. The reason alcohol and energy drinks don’t mix is that they do opposite side effects to your nervous system and brain. The side effects of energy drinks can end up showing up a year later (What You Should Know About Energy Drinks). The effects can also start within 15 minutes. After you finish a single energy drink your crave for another one will start in 24 hours (Energy Drink Facts Everything You Need to Know). 15 to 45 minutes make you very tired from the caffeine. The older the person who drinks an energy

Ever since Red Bull entered the market in 1997, there's been a boost in the sales of these caffeinated energy drinks. These are marketed to increase energy, aid weight loss, improve stamina, concentration, and athletic performance, some even claim to give you superpowers. But not a slight hint is given to the consumers about the high caffeine amounts in them which can lead to serious consequences in both adults and

C. Thesis and Preview: Today I’d like to talk to you about first, how energy drinks are bad for you, second, why it affects you, and finally, what makes them bad for you.

This excerpt talks about how many substances in energy drinks are useless. This excerpt also talks about how energy drink companies say that their drinks will give you a mental and physical edge, however there is little to no proof supporting that claim. In fact many things in those drinks do nothing to benefit the body and can even hurt your body in the long term. For example some of these substances may include Glucuronolactone, B-group vitamins, and Taurine. I agree with this excerpt and think that the author successfully supports the claim made in the title.

Energy drinks are a kind of refreshments that are advertised as soft drinks that boost energy. The truth is these kinds of drinks are full of many harmful ingredients, such as sugar, stimulants, and other herbal supplements. Energy drinks are targeting high school and college students who may use this kind of drink to keep them awake for a midterm, or even give them a hallucination feeling any other alcoholic beverages will do. Many studies showed the disadvantageous of these drinks, yet this industry has wildfire between underage kids who used it to show their rebellious side through a safe and cheap way. A new study shows that 34% of youth between the ages of eighteen years old and twenty- four years old consume energy drinks regularly

The key limitation to these products is that they are harmful to your health; these products also do not work as effectively as you would hope. Energy drinks include a high amount of sugar; side effects of high amounts of sugar consumption include: a rise in blood sugar, decaying of teeth, diabetes, cancer, and fatal heart disease. Coffee and 5-hour ENERGY® include high amounts of caffeine; side effects of ingesting too much caffeine include:

Stress causes the body to keep fat stored in the abdominal section because it slows down the amount of calories your body burns. High levels of cortisol can be really dangerous on the body especially in younger people. A person that drinks large amounts of caffeine may feel like there brain is foggy at times. This is due to the caffeine causing the blood flow to the brain to reduce, which can lead to short term memory loss around 30 minutes. The lack of blood flow is what triggers the headaches (Mohlman). Caffeine causes insomnia, in high doses could make a person have irregular heartbeat. It is high in sugar, which is very bad for someone’s body which can then lead to high blood pressure. It may cause a high alertness then a sudden crash making you feel worse physically. Caffeine can worsen anxiety, causing bone weaking, may even make glaucome worsen. It can result in depression, because it increase the bodys dopamine levels. Caffeine causes inflammation in the stomach which can lead to ulcers. Female infertility, which results in tubal disease, also osteoporosis, caused by the increase in urinary which disposes calcium. It gives people withdrawl sysmtoms such as headache, tiredness, nausea, possiably vomiting (Caffeine). There is many negitive effect it has on the body.

In the next section of this project we will take a more in depth closer look into what actually happens to your body when humans consume too many sugary beverages. Also, how addicting caffeine is. Then there will be a discussing about individuals trying to cut down on the amount of soda they drink and the effects it has on

Also, what are the health risks of drinking energy drinks? One risk of drinking energy drinks can be having heart disease later in life. Energy drinks can cause many problems to the heart, heart attacks and strokes has been the result of energy drinks. This especially troubling for young people that don’t have the tolerance like the older people who has drank more caffeine in there

There are three main reasons energy drinks have bad effects the body. One reason why energy drinks are bad is because can increase the risk to get heart problems. Caffeine is the most common ingredient found in a majority of energy drinks; symptoms of caffeine include increasing respiratory rate, heart rate, and blood pressure. These effects are present when consuming caffeine. If someone has heavy stress, anxiety, blood clot disorders, or heart problems severe symptoms can include cardiac arrest, stroke, heart attack, and death. In addition, Fiona Macrae presented a study done from university students about Red Bull’s sugar free energy drink and she revealed that it “ increased the ‘stickiness’ of the blood and raised the risk of life- threatening clots”(Par.2) . The Second reason is because it can cause energy crashes. If people thought energy drinks created a permanent source of energy, Mandy Rath states that “increase in blood sugar levels and gives a temporary boost in energy.

Sylvia Nena (2011) also stated that “Manufactures of these products claim to increase energy, endurance, burn fat and improve athletic performance. According to experts, many of them state that it is untrue that energy drink helps to increase energy. This is due to drugs that can be found in the drinks such as caffeine. Caffeine with high levels of consuming can cause some problems to the human body like palpitations, hypertension, vomiting, convulsions and even worst heart failure which can lead to death. Roland Griffiths (2012) a caffeine specialist said that high caffeine in use by young people can cause a cycle of rushes and crashes that can add “a degree of variance to their moods and psychological well-being that they don’t really need. Joao Breda(2014) from WHO’s Europe wrote that caffeine has a proven negative effect on