The hidden dangers of energy drinks

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The hidden dangers of energy drinks​

Do you consume energy drinks on a regular basis ?

The hidden dangers of energy drinks – Signs of the Times

Loss of energy is caused by various factors that demand more than our body can cope with. Unfortunately, humans tend to push the body beyond its limits with the aid of caffeine and other stimulants to increase energy and performance for work, leisure, studies and sport. Energy drinks have been...

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The hidden dangers of energy drinks​

Do you consume energy drinks on a regular basis ?

The hidden dangers of energy drinks – Signs of the Times

Loss of energy is caused by various factors that demand more than our body can cope with. Unfortunately, humans tend to push the body beyond its limits with the aid of caffeine and other stimulants to increase energy and performance for work, leisure, studies and sport. Energy drinks have been...

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They are being marketed to kids, who don't actually need it, and in some instances it is killing them. Others are having narrow misses.

https://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article288445941.html

 

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Other damning articles:

“Caffeinating” children and youth - PMC

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

This one shows how some companies are specifically targeting energy drinks to very young children, and I can guarantee you something is wrong with that.

https://uconnruddcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2909/2022/12/Ghost-Press-Release-RUDD.pdf

 

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This one shows how some companies are specifically targeting energy drinks to very young children, and I can guarantee you something is wrong with that.

https://uconnruddcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2909/2022/12/Ghost-Press-Release-RUDD.pdf

And you wanna know WHY? This is where it gets creepy, but I sensed this so I looked it up. Caffeine consumption together with high levels of Taurine stunts brain development.

This is a physicians article so most of it is purely for the medical field, but I will highlight a few of the more telling statements, all of which are based on actual case studies.

Since adolescents are the main consumers of EDs (Seifert et al., 2011; Gallimberti et al., 2013) serious concerns have been raised about the detrimental effects of EDs consumption on key brain neurodevelopmental processes... dysfunction of purinergic signaling by caffeine overconsumption might impair brain development leading to deleterious effects, varying from mild cognitive impairment to severe neurological or psychiatric conditions (Silva et al., 2013; Al-Basher et al., 2018; Serdar et al., 2019; Zhang et al., 2020, 2022; Christensen et al., 2021; Agarwal et al., 2022)... A recent preclinical study showed the adverse effects of supplemental taurine consumption during adolescence and early adulthood on learning and memory function (Brown et al., 2020).

Frontiers | Energy drinks at adolescence: Awareness or unawareness?

Energy drinks (EDs) are beverages similar to soft drinks, characterized by high caffeine concentrations with additional ingredients like taurine and vitamins...

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Lab studies on wild mice have proven this out as well, though they don't have a full handle on why yet. But examination is proving that it weakens the blood-brain barrier.

Previous studies show detrimental effects of energy drink consumption on brain function. Diaz et al. demonstrated in rats, substantial inflammation and oxidative stress within the hippocampus and temporal cortex following the intake of energy drinks (34). Furthermore, the ingestion of energy drinks resulted in neurodegeneration and astrocytosis in hippocampal CA1 and dentate gyrus regions of adult rats (29). However, the mechanisms whereby energy drink consumption compromises cerebral function and integrity are presently unknown.

Frontiers | The Consumption of Energy Drinks Induces Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Wild-Type Mice

Energy drinks containing significant quantities of caffeine and sugar are increasingly consumed, particularly by adolescents and young adults. Chronic ingest...

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