Are Energy Drinks Bad for You?

Question

The article expresses that energy drinks claim to boost focus, concentration, and energy, but they come with health risks. They include ingredients like taurine and ginseng, these drinks are loaded with sugar and stimulants, which can cause side effects like anxiety, headaches, rapid heart rate, and even stroke. They state that the occasional energy drink is generally safe but overconsumption can lead to heath issues.

Comments

If you drink many in a day it can be bad for you and some are bad for your heart and it depends on what kind of energy drink you have.

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Yes although energy drinks can be bad for you. But that only comes with overconsumption of them. With most sugary drinks, snacks, and foods you have to eat them in moderation. Of course, if you feed you're body bad food then you are going to feel bad in most forms. Thats also why headaches and other health problems can also come up.

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I like how you included the benefits along with some of the negative effects that energy drinks can have. As for your source, it seems to be reliable and trustworthy so I am inclined to believe what you are writing about is the truth. I found another source on this topic if you would like to check it out.

https://health.ucdavis.edu/blog/good-food/how-do-energy-drinks-affect-your-heart-and-overall-health/2024/05

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This post once fact checked by its resource can be labeled as true. The article posted by the Cleveland clinic goes over side effects of drinking energy drinks for people across the board. Ranging from drinking energy drinks while on medication or even while pregnant. Regardless the topic could be more extensively researched. It was brought up in the article that while individually some ingredients seep benefits when they are all combined it could be a recipe for disaster, then the article pivoted topics and didn't delve deeper.

Answer 1

The Original post has some good points as that energy drinks do pose a variety of health risks from the Cleveland Clinic. After taking a look at the CDC they also list health risks such as anxiety, dehydration, insomnia, and heart complications. I'd say that energy drinks do pose a negative effect on human health and the original post does go over that, but there should be more official research behind it.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/nutrition/energy.htm

Comments

I liked your explanation of the side effects of drinking coffee. I did like that you cited a primary source and I also agree that there should be more research done on this topic.

Answer 2

This article seems to be truthful. Almost everything that they said however is usually backed up from the same source, that being clevelandclinic.org which is a non-profit academic medical centre. Though they do pull evidence from other studies such as the affects of Black Tea and Green Tea on a person. However while energy drinks can be bad for you, the article stressed a lot about how not consuming a lot of it should significantly lower the chances of negative affects. On top of this I found other articles that seem to share similar results regarding energy drink consumptions, particularly from the CDC who goes into more detail.

Comments

Next time, it would be great for you elaborate your findings from the CDC.

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Thanks for taking the time to explain this. Since the Cleveland Clinic is non-profit it is doubtful they would release false health information since they do not gain anything from such. It would be helpful if you explained what exactly the evidence is that they found. Along with this elaborating more on what the CDC found, so the reader is able to get more information about this claim.

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I liked your explanation but if you could further elaborate on the findings from the CDC that would help.

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This was a great breakdown of the article’s sources. I agree, the Cleveland Clinic is a strong resource. Research from sources like the National Institutes of Health or World Health Organization could offer a wider perspective on the energy drink consumption. I also think looking into how other ingredients in energy drinks could influence health outcomes.

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I like how you recalled back to their mention of different teas. This relates to my previous answer about how other drinks can have bad effects as well.

Answer 3

The claim that "energy drinks are bad for you" can be proven to be true as the facts are backed up in the article. Throughout the article it provides information on the kind of negative effects that drinking energy drinks can have on peoples' health. The article also compares coffee and energy drinks, providing information that shows that coffee is a healthier option than energy drink. The article also does a good job of providing some healthier alternatives in hopes of bettering peoples' health. This information can be backed by the CDC with the statement that, "[energy drinks] can  increase blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing.; the stimulants in these drinks can have a harmful effect on the nervous system." (CDC). As shown in the quote the information from the CDC proves that energy drinks have negative effects on peoples' health. So, the claim that "energy drinks are bad for you" is proven to be true with information backed up from multiple sources.

Information from: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/nutrition/energy.htm

Answer 4

This statement is in fact true, consuming energy drinks everyday affects lack of dehydration, heart complication and anxiety. Energy drinks are supposed to give you more alertness and energy even more when you feel tired, they tend to have large amounts of caffeine inside. Many children ages 12-17 who drank rebels regularly often went to the emergency room there was about 1,499 cases in 2011. I found this information in this article energy.htm . Then I found a more recent article that explains what energy drinks have inside, the health risk and tips on healthier ways to get more energy.  are-energy-drinks-bad-for-you

Comments

I agree with your statement. The overconsumption of these drinks can be very detrimental to someone's health. Good job highlighting that.

Answer 5

I believe that there is truth behind this statement, but there are some outliers that need to be addressed. While the article does make some good points regarding the harmful nature of energy drinks, their arguments mainly relate to overconsumption of these drinks. You could argue that any form of beverage that is ingested at an immense rate can be detrimental to your health. So, while this statement is partially true, there needs to be some narrowing down when it comes to the bad effects of caffeine.