| You can't go to a sporting event,
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| | caffeine aren't over when the "high" is.
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| sponsored outdoor activity or even the
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| | It takes up to 12 hours for caffeine to
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| corner store without advertisements for
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| | completely vacate your body.
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| energy drinks staring you down. Will
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| | As a diuretic, caffeine speeds along your
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| these handy beverages give you a jolt of
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| | urination cycle, taking calcium with it.
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| vigor or leave you in a slump? The answer
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| | Long term, heavy caffeine use could lead
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| is, both. And that's not all they'll do.
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| | to developing osteoporosis.
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| The active ingredient in energy drinks
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| | SUGAR - Most energy drinks, except those
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| varies, as do their side effects. None
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| | that are labeled "sugar free" and usually
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| are superior, they all carry the
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| | those marketed as "light" are high in
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| potential to do awful things to your
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| | sugar. The sugar in an 8 ounce can ranges
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| body.
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| | from 5 to 8 teaspoons and usually
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| CAFFEINE - It's good enough for coffee
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| | accounts for 100% of the carbohydrates
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| and tea, why not your energy drink? It
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| | (80 - 130 calories). The RDA for sugar
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| works like amphetamines, cocaine, and
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| | is no more than 6 - 7 teaspoons of sugar
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| heroin, in the way that it stimulates the
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| | for each 2000 calories consumed. One
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| brain. A typical 12 ounce can of a
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| | bottle of energy drink contains all of
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| caffeinated energy drink contains 70-100
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| | the sugar you should eat in a day.
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| mg of caffeine, or the same as two sodas
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| | Sugar gives you a quick bump of energy
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| or a 6 ounce cup of coffee. Guarana, a
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| | because it is absorbed into the human
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| common ingredient in energy drinks,
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| | body much faster than other energy
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| contains caffeine.
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| | sources, like protein. Studies show sugar
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| Caffeine works by blocking the chemical
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| | can take effect within a minute of
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| that makes you naturally drowsy. The
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| | entering the body. Sugar raises the
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| chemical, adenosine, is also responsible
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| | blood sugar level and gives you quick
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| for dilating the blood vessels. By hiding
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| | energy. This is often short lived,
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| adenosine, caffeine also causes the
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| | though, because the body quickly releases
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| brain's blood vessels to constrict.
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| | a blast of insulin, quickly lowering your
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| Your heart rate increases, muscles
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| | blood sugar. When blood sugar plummets,
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| tighten, your blood pressure rises, blood
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| | so does energy and endurance.
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| vessels near the surface constrict and
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| | While the short term side effects of
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| more blood flows to the muscles.
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| | sugar - crashing hours after consumption,
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| Caffeine also increases dopamine in the
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| | increased appetite and the possibility of
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| brain. Dopamine is one of the chemicals
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| | cavities - are somewhat mild, long term
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| responsible for feeling happy. Caffeine
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| | effects are not. Type 2 diabetes has been
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| is a cardiac stimulant and mild diuretic.
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| | linked to sugar misuse. Weight gain due
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| While the short term benefits may seem
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| | to the consumption of empty calories is
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| positive, long term effects can be a real
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| | becoming a bigger problem in the US and
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| downer. Once the temporary stimulation
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| | around the globe.
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| wears off, your brain suddenly starts to
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| | TAURINE, B VITAMINS AND GINSENG - These
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| recognize adenosine and a sudden mental
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| | three ingredients are also commonly found
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| sluggishness hits. Your heart racing is
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| | in energy drinks.
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| unhealthy unless it occurs naturally and
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| | Taurine helps move potassium, sodium,
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| is allowed rest periods. Sleep is
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| | calcium and magnesium into and out of
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| affected because the internal effects of
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| | cells and generates nerve signals.
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