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Q: Energy Drink Questions
asked by: BaintPall on March 20th, 2007
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I'm in 11th grade right now and I've been drinking energy drinks (all types of brands) since the beginning of 10th grade (august 2k6) every day before school and I've heard that there is a lot of non healthy facts they've been discovering about these energy drinks and I was wondering what they are? I drink them daily because if I don't I will surely fall asleep in school, which I do sometimes despite having drank an energy drink, but they do help with that. Lately I've been drinking these ones by Sobe that say they're "better-for-you-energy-drinks" which just raises suspicion about not healthy energy drinks. Thanks for any of my questions you are able to answer.
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matt182 replied on March 21st, 2007
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Energy drinks such as gatorade etc? Some of them have a lot of sugars in them which can be detrimental. These drinks even though "energy" dont keep you awake, more likely its having a placebo effect on you.
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BaintPall replied on March 21st, 2007
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no, energy drinks such as pimp juice, monster, bawls, sobe, kokaine, redbull, and duschais
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futurelovers replied on April 10th, 2007
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Those drinks contain lots of caffeine (we all know that lots of caffeine is never really good for you) and they cause stimulation (and prolonged, non-stop stimulation is also not good for you).

Those energy drinks are also the worst kinds of drinks for your teeth, as they slowly destroy your teeth's enamel.

They are also known to cause anxiety and panic attacks in people who are really stressed out and drink those energy drinks.


I suffered from anxiety and panic attacks actually, and those energy drinks made my symptoms MUCH worse - so that's I stopped drinking them.

If you still think you need something, then I would recommend looking at natural and better alternatives, such as North Korean ginseng and magnesium/potassium aspartates supplements (just an example).
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