Important: A Warning on Energy Drinks

Filed in archive News on November 2, 2006

energy drinks should not be used to quench thirst or replenish liquid when exercising.

More importantly, energy drinks should NOT be mixed with alcohol.

According to Nutritionists:

...the drinks, laden with caffeine and sugar, can hook kids on an unhealthy jolt-and-crash cycle.

The caffeine comes from multiple sources, making it hard to tell how much the drinks contain.

Some have B vitamins, which when taken in megadoses can cause rapid heartbeat, and numbness and tingling in the hands and feet.

Think twice about drinking energy drinks like Red Bull (founded by Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz), Monster (produced by Corona, Calif.-based Hansen Natural Corp.) and Rockstar (distributed by Coca-Cola Co., and made by Las Vegas-based Rockstar Inc.) on a daily basis.

More importantly, DON'T allow your kids to drink them daily.

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