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Psssss. Hey, smarty pants, give me just a second while I pick out something to drink at the grocery store.
Hmm, let's see. They got busted blueberry blast, Kiwi, Crypto Knight, Goin' Ape Grape, Mango Monstrosity, Peach Power, and Rhino Colata.
Oh boy. As you might be able to tell from the names of these drinks, I seem to be standing in the energy drink aisle, and I gotta say, it's a bit much.
In fact, oof. Hey, sorry bro, didn't see you there.
Said you grabbing that last Rhino Colata.
Uh, nope, it's all yours.
Sweet. Oop oop oop oop oop.
Oh yeah, this one is the best.
Well, except for strawberry banana bomb cyclone, but they're always out of SBBC.
It's like a total bomber, bro.
Uh, definitely, bro. So you love energy drinks, huh?
Who doesn't, bro? Actually, the name's trusty narrator.
Cool. I love names with adjectives in them.
I'm extreme, Eric. Extreme Eric.
Wow. Sounds like you could be in energy drink.
Ha. You know, you might be right.
I slam down so many energy drinks every day.
I probably got more red bull in me than red blood.
Ha ha ha ha. Uh, you seem pretty happy about that.
Why wouldn't I be? Who doesn't like energy?
Speaking of, I'm feeling a slight dip in stamina, better pop a peach power.
Psst. Oop oop oop oop. Ah, that's better.
So I take it, you know, a lot about energy drinks.
I sure do. Like, which ones are extreme and which ones are turbo and which ones are orange and which ones are not orange?
Cool, cool. But do you actually know what's in them, extreme Eric?
For sure, it's like powerful, molecularized energy crystals and other cool stuff.
It's totally good for you and keeps you alert.
She could be your most extreme self.
Psst. Oop oop oop. Woo. Check out this back flip.
Oop oop oop oop. Whoopsie.
Clean up in aisle three.
Yeah. Um, I'm not saying that energy drinks don't give you energy.
But, energy drinks are actually not that great for you and you definitely shouldn't drink them every day.
What? Smirnie pants, what do you think?
Are energy drinks good for you?
What are they made of? How do they give you energy?
And should kids be drinking them?
I sure hope so. I just ordered a year supply for my nephew.
He just turned six. Oh, boy.
I'm definitely glad you ran into me, extreme Eric.
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Okay, Eric. First things first, you need to stop doing gymnastics in the grocery store.
It's not my fault. It's the energy drinks.
Bro, I'm so pumped! Right.
That's because they're loaded with caffeine.
Caffeine? What are you talking about?
Caffeine isn't coffee.
Does watermelon attack taste like coffee?
I don't think so, bro. Well then, check the ingredients on the can if you don't believe me.
Let's see. Caffeine, 200 milligrams.
Whoa! There is caffeine in here.
That's right. And you know why?
Um, because caffeine gives you energy.
Yep, caffeine is a stimulant that increases the activity of your brain and your nervous system and basically gives you a feeling of alertness and wakefulness.
Which is why people drink coffee in the morning, right?
Exactly. Now, here's the big question, Smarty Pants.
How much caffeine do you think a can of energy drink has compared to a cup of coffee?
Is it a five times more? B, ten times more?
Or C, about the same amount?
If you said C, about the same amount, you're right.
So what you're saying is coffee and energy drinks are exactly the same, right?
Wrong. Well, they both definitely contain caffeine, a couple hundred milligrams to be exact.
But in coffee, the caffeine is naturally derived.
Ah. Plus, coffee has some good stuff in it too, like antioxidants and vitamin B3 and potassium.
But with energy drinks, in addition to caffeine, they have lots and lots of something else.
Any guesses what it is, Smarty Pants?
Here's a hint. It rhymes with booger.
Boogers. No. Sugar. Did you get that right, Smarty Pants?
Sugar. Dreamer, love sugar.
Most people do. After all, sugar is delicious.
But too much of it isn't good for you.
And you know how you feel super alert and energized after having an energy drink?
Yeah! Check out this split press to a handstand.
No, no more supermarket gymnastics.
Okay, okay. It's just that I'm so energized.
Of course you are. That super great extreme feeling you have after having an energy drink is from the combination of caffeine and sugar.
Okay. And what the sugar does is spike your blood sugar levels.
This creates short periods of energy, followed by a drop in blood sugar.
That's called a sugar crash.
Hmm, you know, come to think of it.
Sometimes I do feel kind of sleepy and not extreme.
Right after I felt very extreme.
Exactly. Too much sugar will do that to you.
And too much caffeine can increase anxiety, disrupt sleep, and even give you an irregular heart rhythm.
Yikes! That sounds not good.
Nope, not good. But if energy drinks are mostly sugar and caffeine, then they all have such cool names and colors and say they do all kinds of different stuff.
Like some help you study, some help you rule it sports, and all kinds of stuff.
That, my extreme new friend, is you falling victim to the wonderful world of marketing.
Marketing? What's that?
Marketing. As in the way companies promote, sell, and convince you to buy their products.
Let's look at some of these energy drink slogans.
Lie by night. Experience the phenomena.
No sleep! Haha, yeah, so extreme!
Not really, you're not actually going to fly.
There's no phenomena. And while you'll probably have trouble falling asleep, all we're really talking about here is a caffeine-filled sugary drink.
That's it. There isn't much more to it than that.
Besides, energy drinks aren't anything new.
They're not? Nope. Smarty pants?
And he guessed when the first energy drink came out?
Is it the 1920s? The 1940s or the 1950s?
The answer is, the 1920s?
Wow. One of the first energy drinks was made in England in 1927.
It was initially called Glucoseid, but the name was changed to Lucoseid.
I gotta say, I don't know about those names, bro.
Yeah, but bad names aside, it was basically just sugar water marketed as an energy drink for sick people to make them feel better.
The slogan was, Lucoseid AIDS Recovery.
Oh, I get it. It's not good, but I get it.
You might be surprised to know it still exists today, but the recipe is a bit more advanced.
It's stream! Right. Then, in 1949, an energy drink called Dr.
Enough was formulated in the USA.
True or false, Smarty pants?
Dr. Enough was invented by an actual doctor.
The answer is, false. Ah, so close!
It was invented by a businessman named William Mark Swartz, and although it was still mostly sugar and caffeine, to be fair, Dr.
Enough was loaded with B vitamins.
And surprise, surprise, you can still get that today too.
A bottle of Dr. Enough contains about 80% of your recommended daily requirement of niacin, thiamine, potassium, and iodine.
Hey, that stuff sounds good for you.
Am I right? Yes. Energy drinks aren't that bad for you every now and then for a quick pick me up, but you shouldn't have them all the time.
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Do you really need another one?
This is your third one in the last 10 minutes.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's the last one.
Well, until bedtime. Anyway, what were you saying about no energy drinks for kids?
What I'm saying is all energy drinks have caffeine in them and caffeine isn't good for children.
Why not? Because kids are way more sensitive to caffeine than adults.
And kids caffeine can cause disruption to sleep patterns and the regular routines which are extremely important during development.
And too much caffeine in anyone can cause jitteryness, increased blood pressure and dehydration.
Today I'm just a few things.
So what you're saying is don't buy my six year old nephew a year supply of energy drinks.
Definitely not. Oh well, he also loves Minecraft.
But wait, before you said all energy drinks were pretty much just caffeine filled sugar water.
But how could that be when I see some have crazy ingredients in them?
Oh yeah, like what? Well, two ingredients I see on lots of energy drink cans are warana and tarine.
Those aren't just sugar and caffeine, right?
They've got to be good for you, right?
Right? Well, yes. And no.
Let's tackle them one at a time.
Organa is a common ingredient in energy drinks due to its high caffeine content.
It's a plant that's native to South America that contains about twice as much caffeine as coffee beans do.
Yes, so extreme. Uh huh, which is why it's so popular in energy drinks.
It's a plant that's safe to ingest, but it does have a lot of caffeine.
Oh, and speaking of garana, true or false, smarty pants, herbivores, or plant eating animals, pretend to not eat the garana plants, berries, and seeds.
If you said true, you're right.
I guess those little leaf-eating critters just can't handle the extreme caffeine.
Woo! That's right, Eric.
Maybe you could take a page from their book and lay off the stuff a bit.
Now that would be extreme.
Yeah. And speaking of extreme, the other ingredient you mentioned, tarine, is pretty powerful.
It even sounds powerful.
Tarine. Tarine. Tarine.
What is it? Well, for starters, it's a little bit weirder than garana.
How so? Well, while garana is a plant, tarine is a naturally occurring amino acid that was originally discovered in the bile of an ox in 1827.
That is extremely gross.
So what does it do? Well, first off, it's not an essential nutrient to humans.
You can consume it, and it does have some benefits.
It basically regulates calcium in nerve cells and controls inflammation.
What does that have to do with giving you energy?
It doesn't. Again, it all goes back to marketing.
Bro? With tarine, there's always been kind of a vague and generic claim of youthfulness and vitality, but it's probably not doing much for you.
Though it's not really doing any harm, either.
But you want to hear something kind of crazy?
Always. In one study, Torine was given to middle-aged mice and monkeys, and the results were their muscles, brains, and immune systems function better.
And the lifespan of the mice also increased by about 10%.
Ah! Whoa! If tarine can make mice live longer, can it make people live longer too?
Don't get too excited. There's no evidence of that.
Yet. And I wouldn't recommend having too much of it, mainly because we don't know what the risks are.
But even though tarine isn't essential to humans, there is a common beloved household pet that must have tarine in its diet.
Smarties, any guess which pet?
Is it A? Dogs. B? Hamsters.
Or C? Cats. Hmm. I'm going with hamsters, because hamsters are totally extreme.
I've got a hamster named Shredder who can chew through anything.
Cool story, bro. But it's actually C.
Cats. Mew. Once they're deficient in tarine, they could eventually go blind.
But since cats cannot produce tarine on their own, they must get it from their food, which means all cat food contains tarine.
Or they could just drink energy drinks.
Do you really think cats need more energy?
Good point. So to recap, energy drinks are fine to enjoy every now and then for grown-ups, unless you shouldn't be having sugar, and they're definitely not for kids ever.
Sorry, smarty pants. If you want to stay hydrated and boost your energy, try some cool, refreshing water instead.
Water? Water? Yep. Water.
It comes in ultra, mega, crystal clear.
Nice. Now, that's what I call extreme.
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