Energy drink is extremely popular in today’s world. Not only athlete need energy drinks to make them more energetic, but also students, especially universities students are really dependable on those drinks because its help them to pull an all nighter and stay enthusiastic. There has been a huge increase in the energy drink consuming market. According to the a study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that in 2003, 16% of teens drink energy drink regularly. However, till 2008, the number increases to 35%. Studies also shows that 50% of the university students consume energy drink one to five a month. There has been a lot of arguments against the use of the energy drinks in many countries, but there is still no regulation towards the average age users.
Caffeine is the major ingredient in those drink, and it is widely known that access use of Caffeine will lead to various fatal deseases， like heart stroke, high blood pressure and sudden death. A cup of 6.5 oz coffee contains 120 mg of caffeine, but the same amount of red bull would contain 250 mg of caffeine. The ratio is bit too shocking here. Many decades ago, Canada was the very few country that banded the use of caffeine to non-cola drinks, but today, there is no limitation or any regulation. Health Canada declares that ” And ultimately, that is the role of Health Canada, based on the best information available at the time. And safety is the basis of their recommendation.” So it leads people to wonder that is “Free Trade” really bring people with product on behalf of their health? or merely on the benefits of government benefits.
Besides the major ingredient Caffeine, there is a large amount of sugar too. The studies shows that a bottle of 6 oz energy drink contains 34g of sugar, and an adult’ recommended amount of sugar is 30 grams daily. The fact is we are still consuming other foods, which means we will have a large overuse of daily 4 to 6 times.
Sources from: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/01/health/Inside-the-Energy-Drinks.html
http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/04/whats-in-your-energy-drink/