Energy Drinks
By: Britney Young
Good or Bad?
All ages love to get a boost of energy for their day, but is it actually good for your health? The answer is no. Energy drinks have been linked to heart and neurologist problems, poor mental health, and it is getting overly drank by teens. These expensive, addicting drinks are being encouraged to drink, but in reality they affect your body in bad ways.
Popular Energy Drinks!
Red Bull
Red bull is the highest selling energy drink in the United States. In an eight ounce can it has 110 calories, zero grams of fat, 27 grams of sugar, and 28 grams of total carbs. It cost two to three dollars.
Monster
Monster is a very popular energy drink. An eight ounce can has 100 calories, 180 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of sugar, and 27 grams of carbohydrates. The cost ranges around two dollars.
Rockstar
In a 16 ounce can there are 280 calories, zero grams of fat, 62 carbohydrates, and 62 grams of sugar. This cost around two to three dollars.
How It Affects Our Body
Energy drinks are extremely high in caffeine and can lead to major affects. Energy drinks can have 50 to 200 milligrams per serving. Children, teens, and young adults with diabetes, seizures, heart problems, or mood and feeling disorder are prone to have more serious side affects. Taurine and guarana are caffeine ingredients that cause water loss from the body, so it is super important to stay hydrated if you drink energy drinks.
Addicted To Energy Drinks?
Some ways to tell if you are addicted is, he/she has an energy drink to get your day started, if people do not have their normal daily energy drink they become grumpy and not fun to be around, it is common to get headaches if he/she does not have an energy drink on a daily consumption, people become less concentrated and productive in what they do, they feel tired, and drink little to no water.
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