Energy_Drinks

Energy Drinks


 * __Students__**:

Nijiah Brown, Adam Myers, Kelli Chandler, Jack Guntz, Alicia Washington, Genna Kittredge, Alex Seweryn, Heather Frey, Kevin Regan

__Questions__: (Answer below the line - do not answer within the questions!) Don't forget to post all your sources!
 * 1) What is an Energy drink?
 * 2) What are some examples?
 * 3) What is the chemistry involved in energy drinks? (i.e. What are they made of and how do they work?)
 * 4) How is an energy drink different from a sports drink like Gatorade?
 * 5) How is an energy drink different from drinks like OJ or soda?
 * 6) What are some of the benefits of energy drinks?
 * 7) What are some of the drawbacks of energy drinks?
 * 8) Do you think energy drinks really work efficiently?
 * 9) Would you/do you use them? Why or why not?

1. An energy is a drink that is made to give the customer energy by using viatim b and herbal ingrdients. Source:http://www.ask.com/web?q=what+is+an+energy+drink&qsrc=178&o=0&l=dir Energy drinks are beverages which contain large doses of caffeine and other legal stimulants like ephedrine, guarana, and ginseng. http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm 2. Powerade, Rockstar, Redbull.Monster, amp, Venom, Adrenaline rush, 180, Whoopass and Sobe adreneline rush. Are all examples of energy drinks. Source:http://images.ask.com/pictures?qsrc=167&o=0&l=dir&q=what%20are%20some%20examples%20of%20energy%20drinks%20 http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm 3.The chemistry involved in energy drinks is accually interesting. Taurine is a sulfur containing amino acid that is used in some energy drinks like Red Bull. It is used as a metabolic transmitter, and also strenghtens cardiac effect, we have taurine in our bodies but high concentrates of it could be bad for yourself.http://www.3dchem.com/molecules.asp?ID=22 4. An energy drinks is different from sports drinks, energy drinks have a lot of caffine which effects the central nevous system. This causes short jults of energy and then they leave you tired and completely unenergized.Yet drinks like Gatorade are used for things like exercising to keep yourself energized. Also sports drinks mostly have nutrients to help your body, not like energy drinks that have products that are unhealthy for your body. Source:http://family.samhsa.gov/monitor/energydrinks.aspx 5.Energy drinks are diffrent from drinks like soda etc because energy drinks have more caffine in them energy drinks contain 80mg thats almost as much caffine in a cup of coffee and a cup of mountain dew. Source:[|http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm 5. energy drinks are different from OJ cause OJ is a healthy drink that most of the time is concentrated. 6. One of the benefits of energy drinks are that you get a burst of energy ,increased concentration - previous knowledge Source:http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm But caffeine is also known for the benefits that it can bring to the body. Caffeine has the tendency to perk you up in times of weariness. It increases heart rate to give you that energy boost when you feel tired and drained already. These benefits are what the makers of Red Bull energy drink are focusing on. http://ezinearticles.com/?Red-Bull-Energy-Drinks:-More-Good-Effects-or-Side-Effects?&id=311411 Caffiene is only one of the substances in energy drinks but there are also mayny other harmful ones that aren't good for you. They have negative side affects on your body. 7. There are many drawbacks to energy drinks, but here are some. If you have heart problems you really should'nt drink them because of the increase stimulant effects they cause on the heart. If you have anxiety or painic attacks energy drinks can increase these feelings which could only worsen your condition. Even people without health conditions can be badly effected from energy drinks. Since every person's body deals with caffine differently if you normally don't drink caffine you could start to feel sick to your stomach, not be able to sleep, have feelings of irritablity, or the drink could speed up your heart beat. Source:http://www.wallowacountychieftain.info/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&SectionID=32&ArticleID=8509&SubSectionID=165 Caffeine in every other beverage is really not good for the health. Every health expert knows that high consumption of caffeine can bring about high blood pressure, alleviate heart disease risk and even diabetes. That is, if you are one of those who are addicted or is used to taking any beverage high on caffeine more than the normal number of times. http://ezinearticles.com/?Red-Bull-Energy-Drinks:-More-Good-Effects-or-Side-Effects?&id=311411

8. I think energy drinks do work effectively. Even though they may not be the best way to get energy you do receive energy from these drinks. Since thats what the drink was made for they do work effectively. Source: prior knowledge. 9. Personally i would not use energry drinks. They contain unhealthy things such as Guarana, Guarana is a strong unhealthy caffine like substance. Also they have vitamins, minerals, and herbs that could cause a bad reaction to medication or even make you feel sick in some causes. Lastly energy drinks are full of carbs, this causes excess calories, which makes it hard to work off during exercise. Also with the excess calories this makes it harder to absorb fluids which can cause dehydration on a hot day. Source: [|http://family.samhsa.gov/monitor/energydrinks.aspx 

8. I do agree that energy drinks do give you a short burst. I do not agree that they are effective because the burst only lasts a couple of minutes and then you feel even worse than you did before. You feel run down and you do not feel like doing anything active 9. I am firmly against Energy Drinks. I have only drank one or two of them in my life and they effected me in bad ways. I drank one in 8th grade before a football practice. I fealt really good right after I drank it but the buzz went away when I got to practice and I fealt run down and tired. I had no energy to play whats so ever and I began to feel really light headed during practice. Source: Personal Experience  Kevin Regan

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 * 1) **An energy drink is a drink that is full of caffeine and is supposed to fill the consumer with lots of energy.** Source: "Caffeine and Energy Boosting Drugs: Energy Drinks." __Brown University__. 29 Feb. 2008. Brown University. 17 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm>.]
 * 2) **Some examples of commonly found energy drinks are: Red Bull, Monster, AMP, and Full Throttle.** Source: "Caffeine and Energy Boosting Drugs: Energy Drinks." __Brown University__. 29 Feb. 2008. Brown University. 17 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm>.]
 * 3) **The chemistry behind energy drinks is simple. There is an amino acid in energy drinks called Taurine. Taurine is naturally found in human bodies. However, high concentrates of it can be harmful to someone. Taurine also strengthens cardiac contractility and serves as a good metabolic transmitter.** Source: Cohen, Elizabeth. "Energy Drinks Pack a Punch, But is It Too Much?" __CNN.Com__. 29 May 2001. 17 Apr. 2008 <[|http://archives.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/05/29/energy.drinks.02/>.]
 * 4) **Energy drinks are the complete opposite of sports drinks. An energy drinks is basically a can of sugar and caffeine, not designed to keep you healthy, but to fill you with false energy for a short amount of time. A sports drink however, is designed to keep you healthy and to fill you with small substantial bits of energy.** Source: Cohen, Elizabeth. "Energy Drinks Pack a Punch, But is It Too Much?" __CNN.Com__. 29 May 2001. 17 Apr. 2008 <[|http://archives.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/05/29/energy.drinks.02/>.]
 * 5) **Unlike a soda or Orange Juice, energy drinks are completely filled with caffeine and tend to elevate your heart rate making it very unhealthy to have more then one in a short amount of time.** Source: "Caffeine and Energy Boosting Drugs: Energy Drinks." __Brown University__. 29 Feb. 2008. Brown University. 17 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm>.]
 * 6) **Energy drinks will provide you with a short burst of powerful energy.** Source: "Caffeine and Energy Boosting Drugs: Energy Drinks." __Brown University__. 29 Feb. 2008. Brown University. 17 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/atod/energydrinks.htm>.]
 * 7) **After the effects of an energy drink wear off, you begin to feel extremely tired and unaware of your surroundings. For example, one night I drank 2 Red Bulls within the same hour and after the effect wore off, I almost walked into the middle of a busy intersection.** Source: Personal Experience.
 * 8) **No, energy drinks don't work efficiently. The name is ENERGY drink and yes even though they fill you with energy for a short time, the slow sluggish behavior is really an oxymoron for an “Energy” drink.** Source: Source: Cohen, Elizabeth. "Energy Drinks Pack a Punch, But is It Too Much?" __CNN.Com__. 29 May 2001. 17 Apr. 2008 <[|http://archives.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/05/29/energy.drinks.02/>.]
 * 9) **I have drunk some energy drinks in the past, and while the short bursts of energy are refreshing, the cons to energy drinks seem to outnumber the pros.** Source: Personal Experience.