Energy on loan: the harm of energy drinks

Energy drinks are widespread in modern society. They are especially popular among young people. Energetics allow you to get a boost of vivacity for a short period of time. At the same time, few people think about how this effect affects health.

The harm of power engineers

These drinks contain in their composition substances that have a stimulating effect on the vital systems of the human body. As a result, after drinking such a drink, a person feels cheerful and energized. The effect of the energy drink can last up to three hours, depending on the type of drink.

According to the assurances of doctors, after consuming the permissible dose of the energy cocktail and stopping its action, a healthy person needs a full sleep for four hours. But the people who drink these drinks rarely stop after one can, trying to stretch out the fun for as long as possible.

Beverages with an invigorating effect are classified as food additives, which makes it possible for manufacturers to not indicate their exact composition on the packaging. Therefore, energy poisoning has long become a common thing. The main components of any energy drinks are taurine, glucose and caffeine... To them are added other substances that enhance the invigorating effect, for example, vitamins C, PP and group B, extract of ginseng, Chinese magnolia vine and others. The limiting concentration of the main active ingredients is usually exceeded tens, or even hundreds of times. For example, one can of Red Bull contains 300 times the daily value of glucose, and the concentration of caffeine corresponds to three cups of the strongest coffee.

As a result of the abuse of energy, a person can get:

• Tachycardia.
• Blood pressure surges.
• Cardiac arrest.
• Exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases.
• Allergic reactions.
• Convulsions and choking.
• Diabetes.
• Anaphylactic shock.
• Swelling.
• Feverish states and so on.

In addition, energetics have a negative effect on the psyche, causing addiction, hangovers and suicidal thoughts. With prolonged use of these drinks, personality degradation occurs.

Why energy drinks are harmful to children

Based on the composition of these drinks and their effect on the body, we can definitely say that the use of energy drinks in childhood and adolescence is not just not recommended, but strictly prohibited. Prolonged and uncontrolled drinking of energy drinks can cause drug addiction, mental retardation and neurological disorders.

It is especially dangerous to drink energy drinks in combination with alcohol, as visitors to nightclubs often do. This combination is extremely dangerous, since alcohol acts as a counterbalance to energy, suppressing the nervous system. As a result, a person completely loses control over his actions. This can cause poisoning as a result of the ingestion of a large dose of alcohol.

Due to the danger, in some countries the sale of power engineers is generally prohibited, in other countries restrictions on their sale and a mandatory condition to use warning labels have been introduced. In Russia, there are still no measures to restrict the sale of these drinks, so almost anyone can buy an energy can.

Safe energy

In fact, safe power engineers simply do not exist. The action of all these cocktails in bright jars is aimed at giving the maximum possible release of energy in a short time. After all, business owners are primarily concerned with good sales, not the health of customers.

If you are looking for a way to restore the body after physical work, or vice versa, to prepare for a working day, then natural energy drinks will be the best option. Such funds saturate the body with useful substances, and do not poison it. Natural energy drinks do not contain caffeine and chemical ingredients, a shock dose of vitamins, they are made from natural ingredients and are always fresh. An example of such drinks is lemon water with honey, ginger tea, or ginger drink with lemon and honey.