This article talks about the potential harms that the ingredients, like caffeine, in energy drinks can have on kids and teens. The article has quotes from Dakota Sailor, an 18 year old high school student, who says that she had a seizure and was hospitalized for 5 days due to the caffeine in two energy drinks that she had in rapid succession. She has sworn off drinking energy drinks and she thinks that everyone else should to. The report says that some energy drinks have 4 or 5 times more caffeine than regular caffeine-based drinks like coke and Sailor said that some kids drink 4 or 5 energy drinks a day and that that's just dumb. The last thing that the article talks about is how over 300 cases of some sort of sickness have been reported, due to the consumption of energy drinks. My parents don't like me drinking energy drinks, but that doesn't stop me from drinking them every once and a while. I've drank a variety of different energy drinks and, honestly, they don't have any side affects. I don't think that caffeine does anything to me. I think that the consumption of energy drinks isn't a bad thing if you drink them once or twice a week maybe. I don't think that anyone should drink more than one in a day though.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2011/02/14/energy-drinks-children-risks.html
I agree with Erik's opinion on the article. Being a drinker of energy drinks myself I believe that the effects of energy drinks are very small and often do not even effect you. Energy drinks effect different consumers in different ways so people have different opinions. In my opinion energy drinks are in a sense healthy when under control because unless you have a addiction it isn't a health hazard. Overall I believe that people should be able to control themselves and that it isn't there problem if you drink them or not.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Erik, that the odd time I drink an energy drink, they have no affect on me, and doesn’t give me that rush, or energy boost it is suppose to. I personally feel it is just $5.95 for a crash 45 minutes later. I disagree when he says it’s ok to drink them once or twice a week. I feel this is not necessary, as there are many healthier alternatives that are much less expensive. I also feel that even though they have different effects on different people, many kids think they have energy, due to the thought of drinking an energy drink. I feel by not drinking energy drinks, you are helping out your body, and helping out your wallet as well.
ReplyDeleteErik's opinion on this article is much like mine. I like to drink energy drinks every once in a while because i feel like sometimes i can use a energizer. If you have one every once in a while it is fine because for me i do not get affected by caffeine, but if you have every day on the other hand, then it may become a problem because there is a good chance that you will get addicted and it will start to keep you up at night and ruin your sleep habits and make you really tired during the day. I believe that people should be able to drink energy drinks every once in a while because they are not bad for you, but should stay away from drinking one every day.
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