Energy Drinks

melverous
melverous Posts: 30 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I know that this question has been asked so many times. However, please indulge me. I usually drink 1 can of Monster 10 or 20 cals per can or Lo-Cal Monster for my one hour dance workout. Are energy drinks generally bad for your body? Would you die because of it? What are your thoughts? I only take about 1 a day though. Would that do a lot of harm in your opinion?

Thanks much!

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  • sprinkels29
    sprinkels29 Posts: 46
    "5-Hour Energy is now under scrutiny as this is the second report received by the FDA about caffeine overdose from drinking one of these two-ounce shots. In October, Monster Energy, which has even more caffeine than the two ounce shot was linked to five deaths. FDA is now considering setting limits on how much caffeine can be in any one drink."

    http://www.examiner.com/article/5-hour-energy-drinks-linked-to-13-deaths-1


    I kicked the habit months ago after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. I feel a million times better, those afternoon crashes seemed to be linked to both drinking the energy drinks and eating poorly. Its hard, and i still crave them sometimes but I grab a fruit or drink water and soon my mind has forgotten.
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    They're bad for you.

    They will kill you.

    If you know what's good for you stop drinking them!!!!!!!!

    That being said I too am a Monster addict but thankfully I dislike sweets in general so I never drink more than 1/5th of a can in a day. I only drink the yellow tea or blue 0 cal one. I like no cal redbull too but that's more hardcore so I get it less. I drink it just for the taste, I don't need any energy :)) Anyway I don't think any amount is good for you but I think 1 can a day is way too much.

    Uh oh, we got ourselves a regular adam sandler here! :)

    And either way man I love me some monster, usually 2 a day sometimes, but definitely one. I love the new white ones they dont taste as bad for you, plus they are clear and not nuclear horse piss colored muahaha

    swag
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I think they are fine in moderation, just like anything else. I don't use the ones that are mostly caffeine, but the ones with ginseng and taurine have health benefits. I would imagine that you would have to drink tons of those for them to have a negative effect.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    They're bad for you.

    They will kill you.

    If you know what's good for you stop drinking them!!!!!!!!

    That being said I too am a Monster addict but thankfully I dislike sweets in general so I never drink more than 1/5th of a can in a day. I only drink the yellow tea or blue 0 cal one. I like no cal redbull too but that's more hardcore so I get it less. I drink it just for the taste, I don't need any energy :)) Anyway I don't think any amount is good for you but I think 1 can a day is way too much.

    Uh oh, we got ourselves a regular adam sandler here! :)

    And either way man I love me some monster, usually 2 a day sometimes, but definitely one. I love the new white ones they dont taste as bad for you, plus they are clear and not nuclear horse piss colored muahaha

    swag

    Ultra zero, my favorite! I used to drink like 5-6 a day, now I try to keep it under 4.

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