Energy Drinks....

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Who here drinks energy drinks regularly? what are your views on them? Does anyone have any actual factual health trials or have they not been around long enough.

There is a huge amount of scare mongering that goes around about them like videos being shared on facebook of somebody with flail (sp?) chest and captions saying 'look at his heart from all this red bull'

I have to confess to drinking one most days (generally a sugar free monster variety). My father in law gives me a massive ear bashing over it. But in my eyes it is no worse than the 8 cups of sugary coffee he drinks a day.

1 500ml sugar free monster contains 150mg of Caffeine. which is 37.5% of your RDA of caffeine and no sugar. Why the hype and fuss?

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Thanks for your views

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spikedjack said:

One sugar free monster a day here. I don’t drink anything warm which is part of the problem.

Have done the same for years, only real issue is the cost, must spend 30-40 quid a month on the stuff

This is the same as me, I don't like hot drinks really and i do like that caffeine kick which I find in the form of 1 sugar free monster a day.

I drink it normally over the period of an hour or two whilst working. So I am not sure about the full whack of 150mg in one go wave analogy.

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Thankyou4calling said:

Calories are the unit used to measure energy. If an energy drink has zero calories.

How can it be called an energy drink? it doesn't provide any energy at all?

They are a stimulant which provide the means of burning energy

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Thankyou4calling said:

supercommuter said:

They are a stimulant which provide the means of burning energy

But burning energy surely isn't giving you energy is it?

Quite, it gives you the feeling of having energy, i guess.

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Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

xjay1337 said:

Puggit said:

First of all, I think they should be banned purely on the amount of rubbish they create - definitely one of the worst litter offenders.

Your 8 cups of coffee/1 can of red bull analogy. Would you rather have 8 small waves of water lapping at your feet or one large breaker knocking you over? Kids drinking mutiple cans of this stuff is just not healthy.

???

The aluminium cans are much better than the plastic bottles in terms of recycling and damage caused etc.

This may be so, but the problem is that most of them don't find their way in to recycling bins. They're purchased alongside scratchcards by idiots, who chuck them on the ground when they've done with them. Usually a few metres from the shop after necking them in one go.

Lol. People who drink energy drinks are idiots that also engage in littering and low odds gambling.

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AndStilliRise said:

I used to know a guy who told me that after returning from a long haul flight to Heathrow, drank 2 redbulls and subsequently rolled his car on the motorway home. Apparently when they were cutting him out of the car they were expecting a cold body.

I know a guy who ate a salad and then rolled his car as well....

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Still having one a day here. Sugar free monster.

The only thing that concerns me is the following per can:

NIACIN (VIT B3) - 266% RDA
Patothenic Acid Vit B5) - 350% RDA
Vitamin B6 - 286% RDA
Vitamin B12 - 500% RDA

Not sure what the long term impact is of these Vitamins breaching recommended daily allowances. Assuming i just piss it out if my body does not absorb it.

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guindilias said:

Zoon said:

Wrong, vitamin B6 is actually one of the worst which can lead to nerve toxicity.

If you were to ingest 30 cans of that particular energy drink at once - you could possibly be at risk of B6 toxicity...

Yep

"Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) causes neuropathy at intakes of 1000 mg per day or more, which is about 800 times the daily intake from foods. There have also been occasional reports of toxicity at intakes of 100-300 mg per day."

This can in front of me now has 4mg.

I still cannot see what the issue is with one of these a day.....despite people airing their opinions about people have a st tolerance to caffeine.

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The rise of 'healthy' more natural energy drinks seem to be the craze at the moment. I have moved from Sugar Free monster to Tenzing now which is apparently all natural...