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June 26, 2013

Facts and Myths Behind Energy Drinks

Recently, I’ve read several national news reports documenting teens and young adults abusing energy drinks. Some of these reports document emergency room visits related to mixing energy drinks and alcohol or teens having heart palpitations and dizziness. Some high schools around the nation have banned these products because so many students were “wired” on caffeine […]

WRITTEN BY: Daniel T. Remley, Field Specialist, Food, Nutrition, and Wellness, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension.

SOURCES:

  • Nutrition and Health Info Sheet, produced by Karrie Heneman, and Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, Nutrition Science Specialist, Cooperative Extension, University of California- Davis

Categories: Food
Tags: caffeine, energy drinks, teens

September 20, 2012

Do you need Sports Drinks? Energy Drinks?

All the advertisements on television would make us believe that if you are participating in any sports you need to have sports drinks to help you.  The ads target children and youth marketing them as a healthy alternative to soda.  Are they necessary?  Do they help you?  Is the cost worth it? The ads state […]

Categories: Food
Tags: balanced diet, energy drinks, sports drinks, water

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