Energy drinks, good? or stay away?

I'm sure most of you have seen energy drinks in ur local grocery store.

I'm not talking about gatorade, those are sports drinks, but energy drinks that contain lots of caffein and a bunch of vitamins and chemicals.

Are those things good for you? I understand that drinking them too often may cause a person to be sick, cuz the body adapts to the high intake of those minerals and when they stop drinking, the body wants to shut down due to the lack of chemicals.

About 2 months ago, I bought a 2 dozen pack of monster energy, and I still haven't finished it. At first I really liked it, but then now when I drink it I feel like shit... no buzz anymore.

I'd think they wouldn't be that great for you.. but that doesn't stop me from drinking a redbull once in awhile. :P

Stop drinking those energy drinks, unless you want to die.

My dad is a health nut and he says they have something in them called Taurine that eats away your stomach lining like an acid.....

But I like them. :)

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Originally Posted by Winged 2.0

My dad is a health nut and he says they have something in them called Taurine that eats away your stomach lining like an acid.....

But I like them. :)

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Any "Coke" type beverage will do that ;) Drop a nail in a cup of Coke and wait a couple days... It does the same thing to animal stomach tissue too, so it's pretty certain Mountain Dew has pretty much gutted me :P

Drinking too many is bad for you, but if you do need some, I suggest Redbull. It's like crack.

I would stay away...

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Originally Posted by Shadow X

Drinking too many is bad for you, but if you do need some, I suggest Redbull. It's like crack.

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Red Bull! It gives you WINGS!

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Originally Posted by Schutzstaffel

Red Bull! It gives you WINGS!

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and a hard-on in some situations :P

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Originally Posted by Shadow X

and a hard-on in some situations :P

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*Sprung waits to see Red bull give Schutzstaffel a hard on

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Originally Posted by Sprung

*Sprung waits to see Red bull give Schutzstaffel a hard on

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you'd probably pay to see it :P





















































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Originally Posted by Sprung

*Sprung waits to see Red bull give Schutzstaffel a hard on

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Is that even possible?

<I'm wet just looking imagining what you look like.>

One of Sprungs hidden fantasies. :o

I'd put up a $20 for that :P

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Any "Coke" type beverage will do that ;) Drop a nail in a cup of Coke and wait a couple days... It does the same thing to animal stomach tissue too, so it's pretty certain Mountain Dew has pretty much gutted me :P

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so drink coke. or pepsi.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Any "Coke" type beverage will do that ;) Drop a nail in a cup of Coke and wait a couple days... It does the same thing to animal stomach tissue too, so it's pretty certain Mountain Dew has pretty much gutted me :P

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I ran the same thing by my dad and he says that Taurine does it to a much larger degree. I can't remember the ratio but it was rather large.

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Originally Posted by Winged 2.0

I ran the same thing by my dad and he says that Taurine does it to a much larger degree. I can't remember the ratio but it was rather large.

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That doesn't suprise me. I don't think I will be drinking any of those drinks any time soon ;)

wait...so drinks like soda...coke, pepsi, they actually eat up the lining in you, or something? O_O if thats true i'm done with soda indefinitely and i'll try and get my family to ditch soda also.

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Originally Posted by \/3n0(V)

wait...so drinks like soda...coke, pepsi, they actually eat up the lining in you, or something? O_O if thats true i'm done with soda indefinitely and i'll try and get my family to ditch soda also.

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Oh yeah. Cirtic acid and the other acids in pop are really strong. They will eat a steel nail completely gone in a matter of days.

citric...acid? should i stop eating oranges N stuff?

Its phosphoric acid. ;) I have done the experiment too. Doesn't dissolve it THAT quick.

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Originally Posted by \/3n0(V)

citric...acid? should i stop eating oranges N stuff?

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o_O You *might* be alright with an orange :P

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Originally Posted by Winged 2.0

My dad is a health nut and he says they have something in them called Taurine that eats away your stomach lining like an acid.....

But I like them. :)

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I actually researched about Taurine when I bought the drinks.

It has its benefits like increasing muscle mass and is healthful for the heart as long as you don't take an excessive amount.
ppl should know that drinking those drinks on an empty stomach is bad, and ppl who drink like 3 cans on an empty stomach are just dumb fucks.

but I'd have to say, Redbull beats them all, cuz it's not as sweet.

I think that if you drink 1 can every once in a while, it's OK. But don't go crazy like you were drinking a pepsi. Thats bad.

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Originally Posted by spyderbyte

I think that if you drink 1 can every once in a while, it's OK. But don't go crazy like you were drinking a pepsi. Thats bad.

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Why bother then?

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citric...acid? should i stop eating oranges N stuff?

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Considering citric acid is a key part of the Krebs cycle (which lets your cells create energy from food), I shouldn't recommend it. ;)

I found a little interesting data on sports drinks in general here and here, actually.

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Dr. von Frauhofer and his team found that the drinks that caused the most enamel to dissolve included KMX sports drink, Snapple lemonade, Red Bull, Gatorade lemon-lime, Powerade Arctic Shatter, Arizona Iced Tea, Fanta Orange, and finally Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

All the soft drinks caused substantially more erosion than black tea. But the difference between KMX and Coke, for example, was striking. KMX caused tooth-enamel dissolution that measured as 30 milligrams per centimetres squared, compared with 3 mg/cm{+2} for Coke.

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Substance: Meter Reading
Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Kroger: 2.97
Cola, Pepsi, regular: 3.16
Red Bull: 3.21
Cola, Coke, regular: 3.29
Stain Remover, Rust: 3.33
Vinegar: 3.40

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Caffeine also isn't good for you (hypertension, heart arrhythmia is about it for serious problems, and those are only moderately linked, though), but for your teeth at least, pH is the real killer. Sipping or nursing your acidic drink (pop, tea, coffee, or energy drink) is also far worse than chugging it, at that.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Why bother then?

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Because I'm sure that if you drink it in large doses, and often, it can't be good for your body. Somedays, I'll be really tired before work, and 1 can of Red Bull is all I need to wake me up.

I have a cup of coffee every morning before school. I am 6 feet tall. Lies about coffee stunting your growth. LIES.

I drink Diet Mountain Dew like water. I take a 2-liter to work with me everyday, and I always have a glass sitting beside my bed at night ;)

Addicted? ME? Naw :P

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Originally Posted by Winged 2.0

I have a cup of coffee every morning before school. I am 6 feet tall. Lies about coffee stunting your growth. LIES.

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Coffee doesn't stunt your growth. Listening to Eminem does.

I drink a lot of green tea(not the japanese kind), I think that stuns my growth... but it's so good.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

o_O You *might* be alright with an orange :P

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not just AN orange. i eat lots of cold oranges during the summers i spend in hot ass new york. this bad for mikey? :damn:

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Originally Posted by spyderbyte

Coffee doesn't stunt your growth. Listening to Eminem does.

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I have listened to Eminem. 7th grade and a little bit in the 9th grade. :P

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Originally Posted by \/3n0(V)

not just AN orange. i eat lots of cold oranges during the summers i spend in hot ass new york. this bad for mikey? :damn:

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Nah, it's in it's natural form. I assume the cirtic acid in pop is concentrated, and enhanced by the other ingredients. Mikey is safe ;)

hmmm, but soda. my nephew likes to drink lots of grape juice and grape soda, well he loves grape flavored stuff. should i get the soda cut out?

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Originally Posted by \/3n0(V)

hmmm, but soda. my nephew likes to drink lots of grape juice and grape soda, well he loves grape flavored stuff. should i get the soda cut out?

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eww, ugh.

artificial grape flavored stuff are nasty.

actually... all artificial fruit flavored soda suck! maybe not lemon lime, but everything else is horrible.

maybe nasty, not to me though. but i don't care much since i'm on my way to the death bed anyway. i do care about what my nephew and family take in though.

I drink Bawls everyother day. Great stuff.

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Originally Posted by Sprung

Any "Coke" type beverage will do that ;) Drop a nail in a cup of Coke and wait a couple days... It does the same thing to animal stomach tissue too, so it's pretty certain Mountain Dew has pretty much gutted me :P

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Sigh.... TV really can be good for you.

And with most things, they don't cause damage when used in moderation.

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Originally Posted by Master Vivi

I drink Bawls everyother day. Great stuff.

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That alone is the funniest thing I have read all day :P


<3 to the Viv.