How Energy Drinks Affect Your Health

Energy drinks have become quite popular, especially for our young people. These beverages are usually sweet, which encourages people to drink them in abundance. The question that arises is about safety. Can these beverages do more harm than good?

The answer depends on the health of the consumer, how much is consumed and what is consumed with it. Young people can usually get away with it better than those of us who are older, as aging tends to add medical complications to the mix. Here are some reasons to approach these beverages with caution:

Alcohol: There are some popular new cocktails out there using energy drinks as the base. It gives the illusion that the alcohol is not changing how we think, drive or do other activities. Unfortunately, that is dangerous. The FDA has even banned the production of these drinks in bottled form.

Anxiety Disorders: The entire gamut of disorders associated with the brain, whether it's depression, anxiety or bipolar can be made worse by energy drinks. They also interact with the medications needed for those who have the problem. This holds true of herbs as well. Taking them simultaneously will negate any benefit you might otherwise have had.

Heart Disease: A lot of studies have been done on the relationship between caffeine and heart disease. While scientists don't believe it is a primary cause of these diseases, it can make all of them worse. Caffeine raises blood pressure, causes angina attacks and can cause difficulties in those who have murmurs.

Vitamins: There is one fact about energy drinks that goes across the board. It also applies to caffeinated sodas, tea and coffee. If you take your vitamin/mineral tablet with them, you will lose about sixty percent of the value. You will quite literally be flushing it down the toilet. Caffeine is a tannic acid, and will block absorption of nutrients. It is also a diuretic, meaning it increases urine production.

There is one other thing to consider when it comes to these products. Why do you need them in the first place? If you are constantly drained and you don't know why, it could be a serious health issue. It would be far wiser to find out what the problem is and address that.

If the problem is simply a lack of adequate sleep, you are not doing your body a favor. Lack of sleep does more than make you drowsy. It can cause obesity, heart disease and car accidents. Rather than dose yourself with the beverages, it would be far wiser to get the sleep your body is craving.

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