Since ancient times, people have used various natural psychostimulants to raise their mood and boost energy. The most common was caffeine. In eastern countries they drank strong tea, in the USA nuts and yerba mate plants were added to dishes. In South America, residents knew more powerful stimulants such as coca bush, kata, and ephedra. A similar effect was exerted by plants - ginseng, aralia, eleutherococcus.
About 30 years ago, Hong Kong began to produce the first energy. The drink instantly won the hearts of millions of people. In 1984, an enterprise was launched in Austria to produce the popular Red Bull product. It is still one of the most sought after drinks in the world. Today they are sold at any retail outlet, on sports grounds and even in fitness centers.
If you believe the advertising, then these drinks help to overcome fatigue, activate the brain. But simultaneously with active advertising of the product, there is a fierce debate in the media and in the world of scientists on the topic of what harm the energy industry is doing. The drink, it turns out, causes a strong dependence, similar in strength to drug addiction.
For example, in France, Denmark and Norway, this tonic product is equated with dietary supplements and is sold only in pharmacies. In our country, energy is freely sold. The drink is not allowed to be consumed only by persons under 18 years of age, but such an inscription is indicated only on the bank. In fact, any teenager can buy it.
The black and white label also indicates that drinking more than two cans per day can cause side effects from the central nervous system. In practice, fatalities associated with excessive intake of tonic products have been recorded. Let’s try to figure out what this “life-giving water” consists of.
Chemical composition
Despite the huge variety of energy drinks, they all consist of the same components. A mandatory ingredient is sucrose - a high-calorie product that is used in confectionery. In the energy sector, glucose and caffeine are also present - a psychostimulant, which in large doses is dangerous for humans. Theobromine is also there - a strong psychostimulating substance that stimulates nerve endings.
Energy is not dispensed with taurine . The drink contains in large quantities glucuronolactone, the effect of high doses of which is not fully understood. The composition contains both L-carnitine (the effect of high dosages is unknown) and a tropical guarana plant (a natural stimulant containing many organic substances, one of which is caffeine). To overcome fatigue and stimulate physical and mental activity, ginseng is used. Excessive use of energy causes a feeling of anxiety, increased pressure and insomnia. Various artificial colors and preservatives are also included. As you can see, the composition is not the safest contain energy drinks.
Names of the most famous invigorating products
Today there is a record number of different power engineers. Their buyers are mainly young people and adolescents who are influenced by commercials. This is only at hand for manufacturers - the income from the sale of a non-alcoholic product is estimated in billions. The most famous and sought after brands are Monster, Red Bull, Fuze, Red Line, Full Throttle, Bookoo, Rush.
Energy drinks: harm to health
It is believed that they allegedly increase efficiency and saturate with energy. Just want to refute this myth. The drink not only does not have a positive effect, but, on the contrary, draws strength from a person. For a short time after a drunk
energy drinker, a
person feels a surge of energy and a charge of energy, but very soon this condition is replaced by irritability, weakness and poor health.
As a result, the central nervous system is greatly depleted, trembling in the body, arrhythmia, and sometimes impaired consciousness are observed. There are many arguments against. But you decide whether to consume or not. In rare cases and in small doses, when it is necessary to activate the brain and invigorate, you can allow one jar to drink. Measure is needed in everything - take care of your health!