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Assignment:
Energy drinks
You will be researching on energy drinks. Most of you have taken energy drinks to stay up, get energy, or concentrate. Include the following:
1. What are the key ingredients in energy drinks. Look at red bull, monster drink.
2. Do energy drinks have caffeine? What effect does caffeine have on the human body? What are it's benefits and negative effects? What Is the purpose of caffine in the energy drink.
3. What is Taurine? What does Taurine do? Is this bad for you?
4. Red bull claims that if you drink red bull you will.......? Fill in this blank What was under law suit why? How did red bull settle this.
5. What is the main ingredient in energy drinks that will supply you with energy? For this you need to know that in the mitochondria you break sugars and produce ATP which is energy. So saying this you should know that it's the sugar that gives you energy.. so do you think it's worth spending money on energy drinks or coca cola will do same thing? Research and explain Look at the sugar content and calories of the energy drinks and coca cola. If they are similar then really the coke could provide the same energy. There may be other ingredients in energy drinks that may be said to help in concentration that coca cola doesn't have but if you are just taking energy drinks for energy then would coca cola be the same?
- Looking at the calories of a few drinks
- Red bull 110
- Lo carb monster 20
- Sobe Adrenaline rush 140
- Impulse 110
- Coca cola 140
6. Is there such a thing as a "sugar high"?
7. Are the product claims for energy drinks legitimate? Why or why not?
8. Do different people take energy drinks for different reasons? Explain?
9. How are the ingredients in these drinks helpful to someone expending a lot of energy eg runner?
10. Students in university take energy drinks to stay up and study. From what you know about energy drinks is this a good idea support answer?
11. Add do you think they are safe and worth taking from all your research add evidence to support your stand. ( sites or quotes)