Fact or fiction?I drink two Red Bulls a day. Most of my friends are into energy drinks, too. They're not bad for us, right? Wrong! Drinks such as Monster, Rockstar, Pimpjuice and, yes, Red Bull can be harmful. They're packed with sugar and caffeine caffeine (kăfēn`), odorless, slightly bitter alkaloid found in coffee, tea, kola nuts (see cola), ilex plants (the source of the Latin American drink maté), and, in small amounts, in cocoa (see cacao). , and many are loaded with B vitamins B vitamins This family of vitamins consists of thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin, folic acid (B9), and cobalamin (B12). , which, in large quantities, can cause rapid heartbeat. In recent years, poison control centers poison control center Toxicology A nonprofit facility, often affiliated with a university or hospital, that provides emergency toxicology assessments by telephone, and treatment recommendations, primarily to parents of children who swallowed a household product, have reported an increase in caffeine overdoses. Some drinks also have mega-doses of ingredients like taurine taurine /tau·rine/ (taw´ren) an oxidized sulfur-containing amine occurring conjugated in the bile, usually as cholyltaurine or chenodeoxycholyltaurine; it may also be a central nervous system neurotransmitter or neuromodulator. that haven't been FDA-approved. To be safe, kick the habit or stick to one a day. |
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