In retrospect, I remember opening the refrigerator and was about to take a sip of that red bull. Out of nowhere I heard someone called my name really loud; “Leeeee!”. My father was the one who yelled at me and quickly took the red bull away from my hand. Even until this day, I never knew why he took away the away and won’t let me drink it. I always thought he yelled at me because he was attempting to protect his drink from me; from drinking it. As I grew up, taking health class made me realized that energy drinks are unhealthy and contains things that can harm your body. Therefore now I know Energy drinks are deadly because it provides the body with a large amount of caffeine and sugar that messed up the body system and can even lead to death.
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In the Merriam-Webster definition Energy drinks is “a usually carbonated beverage that typically contains caffeine and other ingredients (as taurine and ginseng) intended to increase the drinker 's energy”. Although energy drinks can be a benefit when providing energy to the body, there are also negative effects. Like any other regular caffeine and sugar, it stimulates blood pressure and heart rate. At the moderate daily intakes, the human body can take up to 300 to 400 milligrams of caffeine, which is the amount equals to four cups of coffee (Roberts). However, some energy drinks contain up to 505 milligrams of caffeine (Roberts). With the combination of these two elements; sugar and caffeine, consuming a large amount can means you’re putting your life on the …show more content…
His name was “Dakota” and this happened during middle high school when I was an 8th grader. Each day in morning I always see him with a can of “Monster” which is an energy drink. One day, when he came to class he told me he wasn’t feeling so well because his heart was beating fast and he keeps having chest pains. That day he didn’t feel well at all so he end up going to see the nurse and going home. After that happen I didn’t get to see until a week later. When he returned back to school, I asked him what happened and he said that after he went home, his parents called the ambulance because he continuous to have chest pains. At the hospital he found out that it’s because of the energy drink, that’s why his chest was hurting. Fortunately, nothing else bad happened to him. Therefore, the energy drinks are deadly because it can harm the body which can lead to
In the Merriam-Webster definition Energy drinks is “a usually carbonated beverage that typically contains caffeine and other ingredients (as taurine and ginseng) intended to increase the drinker 's energy”. Although energy drinks can be a benefit when providing energy to the body, there are also negative effects. Like any other regular caffeine and sugar, it stimulates blood pressure and heart rate. At the moderate daily intakes, the human body can take up to 300 to 400 milligrams of caffeine, which is the amount equals to four cups of coffee (Roberts). However, some energy drinks contain up to 505 milligrams of caffeine (Roberts). With the combination of these two elements; sugar and caffeine, consuming a large amount can means you’re putting your life on the …show more content…
His name was “Dakota” and this happened during middle high school when I was an 8th grader. Each day in morning I always see him with a can of “Monster” which is an energy drink. One day, when he came to class he told me he wasn’t feeling so well because his heart was beating fast and he keeps having chest pains. That day he didn’t feel well at all so he end up going to see the nurse and going home. After that happen I didn’t get to see until a week later. When he returned back to school, I asked him what happened and he said that after he went home, his parents called the ambulance because he continuous to have chest pains. At the hospital he found out that it’s because of the energy drink, that’s why his chest was hurting. Fortunately, nothing else bad happened to him. Therefore, the energy drinks are deadly because it can harm the body which can lead to