Energy Drinks — Are There Any Safe & Healthy Ones?

Author: Bryon Zirker

Energy drinks pro­vide a boost of energy. How safe that energy boost is might be a good ques­tion that any­one should con­sider. With any kind of edi­ble or drink­able prod­uct cau­tion is always good. There are so many prod­ucts on the mar­ket some out right dan­ger­ous. Always read the labels and inves­ti­gate the ingre­di­ents some­what so that you are aware of any poten­tial prob­lems they may cause.

Two main ingre­di­ents of energy drinks are gin­seng and caf­feine there are adverse effects asso­ci­ated with caf­feine con­sump­tion in amounts greater than 400 mg include ner­vous­ness, irri­tabil­ity, sleep­less­ness, increased uri­na­tion, abnor­mal heart rhythms, and stom­ach upset.

Beware of high amounts of sugar as it is known to actu­ally cause dehy­dra­tion in the body. Sugar actu­ally slows down fluid absorp­tion into the blood and energy sys­tem which increases dehy­dra­tion. With high lev­els of sugar are present in the blood stream our body does not metab­o­lize the water into the cells due to the fact that the water is busy try­ing to dilute the high con­cen­tra­tion of sugar in the blood.

Some energy drinks have been banned in other nations. Oth­ers have been required to post warn­ings on the label against its use by preg­nant women and children.

It is only esca­lat­ing from here good and bad. The energy drink mar­ket was a $5.4 bil­lion dol­lar mar­ket in 2007, and it is pre­dicted that it will increase to over $10 bil­lion by 2010. This means more energy drinks enter­ing the market.

Within US, there have been reports that linked energy drinks to nau­sea, abnor­mal heart rhythms and emer­gency room vis­its. The con­tents in energy drinks may cause seizures due to the “crash” that fol­lows the energy boost that occurs after con­sum­ing. The caf­feine dosage is not required to be on the prod­uct label for food in the US, unlike drugs, maybe this is a prac­tice that should actu­ally be required.

Arti­cle Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/drinks-articles/energy-drinks-are-there-an-safe-healthy-ones-1087362.html

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