What are the effects of Energy Drinks?

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What are the effects of Energy Drinks?

• Mason Seelinger

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History

• Dietrich Mateschitz- Austrian, creator of Red
  Bull
• Krating Daeng- Thai beverage
• Taurine- first discovered in bulls

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Energy Drinks

• Red Bull
• Monster
• Full Throttle
• Amp
• XS
• Rock Star
• Spark

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Key components

• Taurine
• Glucuronolactone
• Caffeine
• Sugar

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Taurine (1000 mg)

• 1000 mg
• Amino acid found in the body
• Produced in the brain and liver
• Osmolarity regulation
• Muscle contraction
• Neuroprotection

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Glucuronolactone (600mg)

• Naturally occurring compound
• Produced by metabolosm of glucose in the liver
• Important structural component of all connective
  tissues

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Caffeine Info

• Occurs naturally in plants as a pesticide
• When processed, it is turned into a white powder
• Consumed by 90 of Americans daily
• Affects brain, then spinal cord
• About 80 mg per can of Red Bull

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Caffeine Pros

• Initially cause
• -Increased alertness
• -Faster thought process
• -Better focus
• -Enhanced coordination

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Caffeine Cons

• Over-use leads to
• -Anxiety
• -Insomnia
• -Muscle Twitching
• -Irritability
• -Heart Palpitations
• -Addiction Caffeinism
• -Death

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Why Energy Drinks Are Popular

• Large Amounts of Advertising
• -TV commercials
• -Sporting Events
• -Apparel
• -Easy Access
• -Stressful Job
• -Stressful School

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Energy Enhancer

• Institute of Sports Medicine at the University of
  Paderborn in Canada.
• Tested 13 athletes
• -Red Bull
• -Caffeine
• -Placebo
• Results were 21 better stroke volume of heart

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Brain Booster

• Tested students
• -found the they rated higher on tests for mood
  and mental sharpness
• Tested 11 sleepy drivers
• -much faster reflexes
• -less lane drifting

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Detoxifying Agent

• Red Bull claims that it will eliminate waste
  substances from the body
• Glucuronolactone- binds to wate product and is
  then excreted
• Only found 56 mg of this
• Not enough to detoxify

Ruaridh Stewart/Zuma/Corbis
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Harmful?

• Brown University Health Education
• Bruce Goldberger, University of Florida
• -Found that during exercise, people drinking
  energy drinks are much more likely to dehydrate
• -Withdrawal effects
• -Lethal in much lower amounts when mixed with
  alcohol

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Harmful?

• Drinking of Energy Drinks
• -Tend to drink a energy drink like a soda,
  rather than coffee.
• -Can lead to stomach problems like upset stomach
  and diarrhea

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Conclusion

• Not the best for working out
• Dont mix with alcohol
• Effective with little sleep
• Does have helpful traits
• Done over-use

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Sources

• http//findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_9_1
  7/ai_80309795/pg_2
• http//media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/pap
  er623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Caus
  e.Harmful.Side.Effects-2985020.shtml
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull
• http//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story
  Id6720000
• http//repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
  article1096contextuclabiolchem/nutritionbytes

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Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vo2R_1ZanJLk