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In the United States and other regions of the world, energy drinks are extremely popular. The first thing we always seem to give up is getting enough sleep as our lives become busier. These drinks give us the energy we need to get through the day without running out of energy before lunch. They also provide us with nutrients. Since so many people have adapted their lifestyles to include these drinks in recent years, stories about their potential side effects have begun to surface. Legislators concerned about the health risks of energy drinks have raised a red flag due to the alleged deaths caused by drinking these drinks in bars and other settings. What about these drinks is alarming, and how accurate are the claims?
A Brief History In the 1960s, a drink that was first sold in Japan gave rise to the modern energy drink. A blend of taurine and B vitamins was in this beverage, which was called Lipovitan-D and is still available in Japan. The metabolic agent taurine, which is an amino acid, is used to increase energy and concentration. The beverage gained popularity when it was quickly adopted by Tokyo’s clubbing scene, despite its origins as a medical remedy for chronic fatigue.
As it made its way to Europe and the United States, the energy drink, which originated in Japan, was adopted by a number of Asian nations. Red Bull was the first beverage to be sold in the US on a commercial scale. The inventor of Red Bull took the basic drink recipe that was used in Japan and added sugar and caffeine, which is still present in energy drinks today. After Red Bull came on the scene, the market for energy drinks exploded, and a number of other companies tried to compete for customers’ money.
Energy Drink Health Concerns i. The Ingredients If you looked at each ingredient in the majority of energy drinks individually, you wouldn’t find anything particularly harmful.
Taurine is a common amino acid in fish and meat proteins. Since newborns cannot produce it, it is essential because it stabilizes cell membranes in the brain and heart. Some studies even claim that taurine can help athletes perform better in sports. Taurine supplements of up to 3,000 milligrams per day are safe.
B-vitamins assist your body in converting food into energy. Additionally, they are essential nutrients for enhancing mood, memory, and other brain functions. The proteins of fish, poultry, meat, eggs, and dairy products contain these vitamins. The B vitamins are also found in leafy green vegetables.
Since caffeine is the main ingredient in coffee, most people are familiar with it. Coffee has no negative effects on millions of people, and the majority of people need the caffeine to get to work every day. Most people are aware that caffeine is a stimulant that increases heart rate, dilates pupils, and tightens muscles. By assisting your metabolism and reducing chronic fatigue, this substance can actually be quite beneficial to you in relatively small doses.
Sugar is probably the most harmful ingredient in these drinks, at least when taken as a whole. Sugar is the primary contributor to obesity and diabetes, making it the silent, slow killer. If you want to live a healthier lifestyle, the sugary snacks you use to reward yourself or your child should be the first thing you cut out.
II. The Mix: You should be fine if you only have one energy drink every now and then. Take Red Bull, the most popular drink, as an example. It has 80 mg of caffeine and 1000 mg of taurine in it. A daily intake of around 3000 mg of taurine and 200 to 300 mg of caffeine is considered safe. Naturally, people with diabetes, high blood pressure, or other conditions are exempt from this. The issue, on the other hand, is that not enough research has been done on the combination of all of these components, such as how taurine and caffeine interact with one another. Additionally, taurine differs from caffeine in that it does not have the same negative effects as caffeine.
There have been reports of liver damage, kidney failure, respiratory disorders, agitation, confusion, seizures, psychotic conditions, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, rhabdomyolysis, tachycardia, cardiac dysrhythmias, hypertension, myocardial infraction, heart failure, and death from excessive consumption of energy drinks in countries like Germany, Australia, and New Zealand.
The fact that many teenagers and young adults are drinking energy drinks in the same way they used to drink juice boxes in elementary school is one of the main health concerns associated with energy drinks. These drinks are increasingly being consumed for reasons other than their intended function (to provide energy!). According to one report, people under the age of 19 were responsible for 46% of the caffeine overdoses that were reported in the United States in 2007.
Under the guise of performance enhancement, many energy drink manufacturers target athletes with their products. Before energy drinks were available, many athletes used caffeine to boost their energy before a match. However, many athletes are unaware of the full impact of the stimulant. Caffeine is a diuretic that can actually dehydrate you if you take a lot of it. Because of this, athletes shouldn’t drink energy drinks after a competition because they won’t get back all of the nutrients they lost and may even make things worse.
III. The Alcohol Factor Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is one of the most common drinks at nightclubs. Your body seems to be able to get high from this combination without feeling sleepy. If you drink this drink frequently at clubs, you should probably stop. Due to the health risks associated with energy drinks, the drink Four Loko, which is equal parts energy drink and alcoholic, was recently outlawed in many states.
Many people believe that energy drinks’ stimulating effects can be dampened by alcohol’s depressant effects, or vice versa. However, this is not true, and the energy drink’s stimulating effects may make you feel less drunk than you actually are. Your body is telling you that it’s time to slow down when you feel exhausted from drinking too much alcohol. Since you don’t feel as tired, continuing to drink only amplifies the effects of alcohol on your body and consumes a potentially dangerous amount of caffeine (if you keep drinking the energy drink mix). Many of the deaths linked to clubs and energy drinks are probably due to this.
Conclusion Everybody’s body is unique, and you should be the only one who knows yours best. Energy drinks may or may not be heavily regulated in several states in the United States due to health concerns. You can’t really be forced to stop drinking these drinks, but hopefully this article has given you enough information to make an educated choice.
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