Energy drinks can cause side effects like tremors, shaking, agitation, restlessness, and gastrointestinal upset. They contain high levels of caffeine and sugar. Consuming over 300mg of caffeine or more than 100mg of B6 can cause health problems like flushing, nerve damage, increased blood pressure, and irregular heartbeats. Emergency room visits related to energy drinks doubled from 2007 to 2011.

2. Side Effects of Drinks
• Tremor
• Shaking
• Agitation
• Restlessness
• Gastrointestinal upset
• Chest pain
• Dizziness
• Insomnia
• Respiratory distress
• Headache

3. • Caffeine is the most common energy drink
ingredient and causes restlessness.
• Consuming over 200-300mg causes restlessness.
• High in sugar
• More than 35mg of Niacin B3 can cause flushing
of the skin. consuming 3000mg or more can
result in liver toxicity.
• More than 100mg of B6 can cause sensory nerve
problems burning sensation or skin lesions

8. • Energy drinks boost blood pressure and may
make the heart more susceptible to electrical
short circuits.
• At issue are the caffeine-laden drinks that have
become popular among people looking to stay
alert, stay awake or get a jolt. Sixteen-ounce cans
of drinks like Monster Energy Assault and
Rockstar pack in about 160 milligrams of caffeine,
compared with roughly 100 milligrams in a 6-
ounce cup of coffee.

9. • The number of annual hospital visits involving the drinks
doubled from 2007 to 2011, the latest year for which data
are available, according to a report by the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration.
• In 2011, there were 20,783 reported emergency room visits
in which an energy drink was cited as the primary cause of
or a contributing factor to a health problem, compared
with 10,068 in 2007. Such problems, which are typically
linked to excessive caffeine consumption, can include
anxiety, headaches, irregular heartbeats and heart attacks.

10. • http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/busine
ss/more-emergency-room-visits-linked-to-
energy-drinks-report-says.html
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P
MC3065144/
• Effects of Commercial Energy Drink
Consumption on Athletic Performance and
Body Composition (Book)

11. • What are some side effects of energy drinks?
• What are energy drinks high in?
• What do energy drinks contain high
concentration of?
• What can energy drinks do to your body?
• Q: How much caffeine do energy drinks
typically contain?

12. • Meier, Barry. "More Visits to Hospital Linked
to Energy Drinks." The New York Times. The
New York Times, 12 Jan. 2013. Web. 09 May
2013.
• Http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/.
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