Advertising in the media, on billboards encourages drinking energy drinks. It's "stylish", "cool", improves well-being, stimulates vitality and everything in your life will be fine. Getting on advertising tricks, modern young people use energy everywhere. At meetings with friends, in a cafe or club, and what's most harmful, in gyms and athletic fields.
History of the appearance of energy drinks
Since time immemorial, people have used stimulants. So, in the Middle East, to have the strength and energy of drinking coffee, in China and Asia - tea, in Africa - cola nuts. In Siberia and the Far East, there were popular lemongrass, ginseng, aralia.
Energy drinks appeared in the late XX century. The entrepreneur from Australia after the trip to Asia decided to establish industrial production of power engineers. The first energy drink on an industrial scale was Red Bull. Energetik quickly won consumer love along with Coca-Cola and Pepsi. In turn, the producers of the latter quickly orientated and released their energy - Burn and Adrenaline Rush.
The opinions of scientists on the benefits and harms of energy drinks differ. Some believe that these are harmless drinks, like a simple soda. Others are sure that energy is harmful to the entire human body, which regularly uses them.
In Europe, in particular in Denmark, Norway and France, the sale of power engineers is allowed only in pharmacies. In Russia, there is a restriction on the sale of energy drinks: the sale is prohibited in schools, restrictions and side effects should be prescribed on the labels.
There were precedents of litigation with companies producing energy drinks. So, in Ireland, the athlete died right after training after three energy cans. In Sweden, at the disco, several teenagers died. They mixed energy drink and alcohol.
Composition of energy drinks.
The composition of all power engineers includes sucrose and glucose, which is the main nutrient for the body. When food enters the body, glucose is formed by the breakdown of starch and disaccharide. Also in the enregetikikov includes caffeine (a strong psychostimulant). The effect of caffeine is to reduce drowsiness, eliminate feelings of fatigue, and stimulate mental abilities.
A sharp release of adrenaline, an increase in psychological activity, after a short time leads to a decline in strength. After consuming an energy drink, it is necessary to give the body time to recover and withdraw caffeine. An overdose of caffeine leads to nervousness, irritability, lack of sleep and appetite. With prolonged regular use of caffeine, convulsions, pains in the stomach, worsening of the nervous system work. A lethal dose for an average person can be only 10-15 g. This is 100 - 150 cups of coffee a day.
Energy drinks also include theobromine and taurine. The first is a weak stimulant, which is part of even chocolate. The second stimulates the work of the nervous system, participates in the metabolism.
L-carnitine and glucuronolactone are also added to the energy sector. These elements are part of the normal products. Every day, from food we get a sufficient amount of these substances. In energy drinks, the concentration of L-carnitine and glucuronolactone is many times greater than the daily norm.
Vitamins B and D are necessary for normal functioning of the body. They do not have the special properties of stimulation of inner strength.
Natural stimulants of ginseng and guarana are useful in small doses. Their regular use, normally higher than normal, leads to increased blood pressure, insomnia and paranoia.
All these elements are a part of energy drinks in different proportions. Plus add preservatives, dyes, flavors and other chemical constituents. This "cocktail" is contained in each jar of energy. It is worth thinking about that from a glass of ginseng you will cause less harm to the body.
Widely popular in the Russian market Red Bull in its action is very close to one cup of coffee with sugar. Burna contains more caffeine, theobromine and guarana. Adrenaline Rush is considered safer. The stimulating effect is due to ginseng, which is part of the energy sector.
From all this information it becomes clear that energy drinks do not bring any benefit to the body. Long-term use can lead to dependence and disruption of the nervous system, the appearance of insomnia. Substances that are part of the power engineers are contained in coffee, tea. Perhaps the use of natural tinctures of ginseng, guarana, with the same stimulating effect, will have less negative consequences.
If you sometimes use energy drinks, do it wisely. Do not buy more than 0.5 liters. Do not drink more than one jar a day. Do not mix energy with coffee, tea with alcohol. Remember that such drinks are completely contraindicated to pregnant women. Advertising companies of manufacturers influence consumer demand. However, the choice is always yours.