Energy Drinks!!!! FEEL GOOD?!?!

During midterm or the finals, 80% of the students at least take a sip of energy drink to stay awake.
In energy drinks, there is caffeine which is the cause that make students feel ALIVE. However, over-consuming caffeine can cause serious problems. So on this post, I'd like to tell you about the drawbacks of energy drinks.

/A 14-year-old Maryland girl, Anais Fournier, died of a heart attack from caffeine toxicity after drinking just two cans of Monster energy drinks, and her parents are suing the company./

Like the happening above, caffeine can seriously influence our bodies.

The amount of caffeine in energy drinks is hard to pin down, because many are marketed as supplements, rather than as foods, allowing them to wiggle around FDA regulations and labeling laws. The FDA does not allow soda to have more than 0.02 percent caffeine, but energy drinks aren’t subject to this limit.

A 24-ounce can of Monster Energy Drink supposedly has 240 mg of caffeine, approximately equivalent to seven cups of coffee. But health experts have voiced concerns about energy drinks over the past few years, saying the caffeine content can be as high as 550 mg.

Health experts have been trying to get our attention about the issue of energy drink consumption by kids for some time. In 2011, the Journal of Pediatricspublished a scary report titled “Health Effects of Energy Drinks on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults” warning that the consequences included “palpitations, seizures, strokes, and even sudden death.” The authors also specifically warned parents that the drinks could be dangerous for kids with heart problems, diabetes, or ADHD.

This year, the National Council of Sports and Fitness issued a report, Youth and Energy Drinks, warning that kids confuse energy drinks like Monster with the sports drinks marketed by their sports heroes.

This isn’t just an American problem; in fact we may be behind the eight ball in documenting the issue. The Medical Journal of Australia recently published a study recording 297 reported incidents of caffeine reactions from energy drinks. The median age of those affected: 17. Also in Korea, energy drinks are getting popular and there are drinks called "super-caffeine drinks". Teenagers mix energy drinks and create a new mixture that does not look healthy at all.