Short Documentary

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Argumentative

The Dangers of Energy Drinks

Did you know that energy drinks don’t help with athletics at all? They actually cause dehydration, dizziness and disorientation. The average teenager would only need to drink 50 cans of Monster to end their life. Caffeine is not something to play with; it can cause serious problems in high dosages. Energy drinks have high dosages of caffeine, so put two and two together and you’ll see that energy drinks can cause serious problems!

According to the Mayo Clinic adolescents (9-18) should not consume any more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day. An energy drink has an average of 123 mg per serving and there could be 3 servings in one can, making a can more like 300 mg of sodium. Just the serving size of an energy drink is 8.2% of the recommended daily value for adolescents. Also it has three times as much sodium than that in a bag of chips. I have proof to believe that energy drinks bring no positives.

According to the Department of Nutrition at the University of California, ingredients in energy drinks like Glucuronlactone, Carnitine, Inositol, Panax Ginseng, Super Citramax, and Taurine all have insuffienct data to prove that they are safe. Would you knowingly drink something that is unknown what the effect is to your body? These substances could be the reasons why there is a positive correlation with consumption of energy drinks and rise in high blood pressure, tooth decay, liver damage, accelerated heart rate and the list goes on. The combination of high sodium and caffeine plus unknown substances is enough for me to never want to touch an energy drink.

On the other side energy drinks could have a few benefits but the negatives outweigh them greatly. According to Helium.com studies have been show that energy drinks with caffeine and red pepper have actually significantly increased energy expenditure in test subjects, but not many products contain both. Energy drinks in general do give a quick initial energy boost but it does not last very long.

Basically what I am trying to say is that energy drinks are an unknown poison that people are too oblivious to see anything wrong because they are blinded by the bold names and flashing colors and the fact that they think they’re going to gain an advantages over other people. Energy Drinks are a gimmick that hurt you way more than they help they should never be consumed unless it’s a last resort.

Work Cited

. "Energy Drinks and their benefits." Helium. Copyright, 2002-2012. Web. 21 May 2012. <http://www.helium.com/items/563781-energy-drinks-and-their-benefits>.

. "Nutrition and healthy eating." Mayo Clinic. N.p., March 9, 2011. Web. 21 May 2012. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/NU00600

. "Energy Drinks." yaleruddcenter. The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, n.d. Web. 21 May 2012.

Heneman, Karrie. "http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/content/infosheets/EnergyDrinks.pdf." Nutrition and Health Info-Sheet. University of California Davis, CA 9, 2007. Web. 21 May 2012. <http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/content/infosheets/EnergyDrinks.pdf>.

Summary 4 Sites

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/NU00600

This specific part of the website is telling you the effects of caffeine can have on the body. It tells all of the symptoms like, Insomnia .It tells you when you should consider cutting back on your caffeine intake and it tells you how much caffeine you should have daily, if you have any. Also it tells you not to drinks caffeine when you are on certain medications because it can cause produce harsh side effects. It gives tips on how you can kick your caffeine habits as well.

http://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(08)00165-1/abstract

This specific site focuses on what energy drinks can lead too. The first thing on the website says that energy drinks can lead to bad behavior in adolescents and emerging adults. There is a positive correlation between energy drinks consumption and marijuana use, sexual risk taking, and also smoking and drinking problems. The site concludes that energy drinks are closely associated with a problematic behavior. It also says that if you drink energy drinks frequently it can lead to the behaviors mentioned earlier.


http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/fitness/articles/2007/01/29/are_energy_drinks_bad_for_you/


On this website it explains that

Survey Questions

1.Have you ever had an energy drink? Yes or no

       2.   How old are you?

3.    Are you male or female?

4.      Do energy drinks give you energy? True or False

5.       When would you use an energy drink?

6.       From 1-10 How much energy do energy drinks give you?

 

7.       What brand of energy drink is the best

Red bull

Monster

Vault

Other

 

8.       Energy drinks contain the same caffeine as a 2 cans of coca cola? True or false

 

9.      Energy drinks contain taurine which is unknown what the effect is on humans?  True or False

10.   Would you rather have an apple or an energy drink of your choice?

 

11.   How many energy drinks should you drink in a week?

A.      1

B.      0

C.      +5

D.      2

 

12.   How many monster energy drinks would it take to kill the average man?

A.      633

B.      43

C.      115

D.      71

Graph

Energy drinks contain outrageous amounts of caffeine, 200mg of caffeine is about the most you should drink but there are people who drink multiple energy drinks daily putting them over the 200mg mark which could lead to insomnia, nervousness, Irritability, muscle tremors, headaches, upset stomach and other symptoms. Some people are more sensitive then other so even less than 200mg of caffeine could have you jittery  

"Nutrition and healthy eating ." n. page. Print. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/NU00600>

Essential Questions

1.) How do energy drinks give people "energy"?
2.) What does taurine do to the human body?
3.) How many Energy Drinks a week can you drink and still be on a "healthy" diet?
4.) How do Energy Drinks work
5.) What are in energy drinks