What are some long term effects of energy drinks
?Seth 'Ur Face-Melting BFF' Estrada:
Possible caffeine addiction, anxiety - here's just one study done in Brazil: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20164571
Here's another study from Spain showing correlation between high doses of caffeine and poly-consumption of other drugs by university students: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20402455
My personal take is that caffeine is another pharmaceutical tool, to be used methodically and with careful planning, not willy-nilly. The makers of energy drinks tout them as nothing short of miraculous, which is very dangerous. If you are drinking energy drinks for the caffeine, you are also ingesting artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, and other questionable, if not overtly dangerous ingredients/combinations of multiple potentially dangerous ingredients. Additionally, high-dose caffeine acts as a diuretic, which increases pressure on the prostate (for men anyway), an unnecessary risk for men over the age of 30. I could go on, but I'm simply going to end with this analogy:
Both Pepsi and Coke were initially considered medicinal drinks, not recreational beverages, and certainly not a replacement for water, as some people consume them. Energy drinks are the Coke of the new millennium. Please use caution.
Here's another study from Spain showing correlation between high doses of caffeine and poly-consumption of other drugs
by university students: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20402455My personal take is that caffeine is another pharmaceutical tool, to be used methodically and with careful planning, not willy-nilly. The makers of energy drinks tout them as nothing short of miraculous, which is very dangerous. If you are drinking energy drinks for the caffeine, you are also ingesting artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup, and other questionable, if not overtly dangerous ingredients/combinations of multiple potentially dangerous ingredients. Additionally, high-dose caffeine acts as a diuretic, which increases pressure on the prostate (for men anyway), an unnecessary risk for men over the age of 30. I could go on, but I'm simply going to end with this analogy:
Both Pepsi
and Coke were initially considered medicinal drinks, not recreational beverages, and certainly not a replacement for water, as some people consume them. Energy drinks are the Coke of the new millennium. Please use caution.So if you got to this point, obviously you read the whole post- Thanks! I've kept this blog 100% ad-free, so if you found any part of it useful, all I ask in return is that you please hit that Facebook Share button, or maybe share it on Google+, Twitter or Digg- it's really easy, and it helps more people benefit from the tips, tricks, and fun we're having over here. Thanks again!
