I have gotten hundreds of questions about all of the new "energy" drinks that have saturated the market over the past few years. There is a lot of hype behind these new products and they seem to be all the rage, especially with kids. These products claim to give you super energy, and promise to help you dominate the competition in your sport, etc.

So a few questions arise:

Are these "energy" drinks actually good for you?

Are they effective for increasing energy?

Are they made with some secret formula?

Do they help stimulate weight loss?

First, lets discuss the ingredients of these energy drinks.

First of all, let's look at what most of these energy drinks are usually made of. The main ingredients of most energy drinks are: carbonated water, gut swelling high fructose corn syrup, caffeine, taurine, and watered down B-Vitamin complexes that are thrown in there to trick you into thinking you are drinking a healthy drink.

Let me discuss these ingredients and their various effects on the body

High fructose corn syrup: Contains lots of empty calories that dramatically increase belly fat, and are much worse than refined sugar. But there are low-sugar or sugar-free energy drinks you say! Yes, there are, but do not be fooled. These sugar free drinks are loaded with many harmful chemicals and artificial sweeteners.

Recent research indicated that using artificial sweeteners leads a person to inadvertently drink more calories which causes the body to add body fat. Again, I wont bore you to death with details on this because that would take up an entire discussion just by itself. The bottom line is that foods and drinks laden with artificial sweeteners and chemicals are all bad news for your body!

Caffeine: Let me make a firm point here. Caffeine does not provide energy in itself. Scientifically, the only substances that provide the human body with energy are those that come from calories, specifically, carbs, fats, and protein. Caffeine can be useful to provide a spark in essence, or wake you up if you are sleepy by stimulating the central nervous system. Bear in mind that if you drink coffee on a regular basis, you will receive minimal benefit by drinking an energy drink with caffeine. It is much healthier for you to get your caffeine from a natural source like green, white, or oolong teas, which supply healthful antioxidants too!

The So Called Magic Healthy Blend of Taurine and B Vitamin Complex: Do not believe the hype! Taurine is readily available in any source of protein. And as far as those B Vitamins that you think you are drinking, you lose all of those in your urine. Your body can only use vitamins that you consume from natural real food sources, not artificially added to some hyped up carbonated energy drink. Your body is too intelligent to be tricked into utilizing a fake vitamin source!

Based on the facts, I give all of these energy drinks a FAILING GRADE! Two thumbs down in my book. You would be safer and healthier in the long run if you made your own homemade energy drink with some iced unsweetened green, white, and oolong teas, a little bit of 100% pure strawberry juice, and bit of pure whey protein.

I hope that this article cleared up any confusion about energy drinks that are so popular these days. Hopefully you have learned something and will now be able to make more informed decisions for your health.

Well, I hope this article cleared up some of the confusion about these energy drinks that are being so heavily marketed these days, and will help you make more informed decisions for your health.




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