IS ENERGY ALL YOURE GETTING FROM ENERGY DRINKS

IS ENERGY ALL YOU’RE GETTING FROM ENERGY DRINKS? JULIE GARDNER, M ED, CHES TEXAS 4 -H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EXTENSION SPECIALIST – HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

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CDC DEFINITION A BEVERAGE THAT MAY CONTAIN LARGE AMOUNTS OF: CAFFEINE ADDED SUGARS OTHER STIMULANTS SUCH AS GUARANA AND TAURINE

COMMON INGREDIENTS • CAFFEINE • SUGAR • GUARANA • TAURINE • GINSENG • B VITAMINS

COMMON ENERGY DRINKS Energy Drink Caffeine Content (mg/can) Other Ingredients Red Bull® 80 Taurine, glucuronolactone, B vitamins Monster Energy Drink® 80 Taurine, ginseng, carnitine, glucuronolactone, guarana, B vitamins Rockstar™ 80 Taurine, guarana, ginkgo biloba, carnitine, B vitamins Full Throttle™ 100 B vitamins

DRINK VERSUS SHOT ENERGY DRINK ENERGY SHOT • SOLD IN SIMILAR SIZES TO ORDINARY SOFT DRINKS • SOLD IN SMALL CONTAINERS • 16 OZ IS COMMON MEASUREMENT • 113 -200 MG OF CAFFEINE • 70 -240 MG OF CAFFEINE • 2 TO 2. 5 OZ IS COMMON

RECOMMENDED CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION • ADOLESCENTS 12 -18 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT EXCEED 100 MG/DAY OR AN AVERAGE CUP OF COFFEE. Energy Drink Serving Size (ounces) Caffeine (mg) Red Bull 8. 3 80 Monster 10. 5 160 Rockstar 16 160 Full Throttle 8 210 Brewed Coffee 12 100 Brewed Tea 12 80 Mountain Dew 12 54 Pepsi 12 38 Bottled Tea 12 20

ENERGY SHOT SERVING SIZE (OUNCES) CAFFEINE (MG) Stacker 2 2 149 5 Hour Energy 1. 9 215 Rockstar 2. 5 229 5 hour Energy Extra Strength 1. 9 242 RECOMMEND ED CAFFEINE CONSUMPTIO N • ADOLESCENTS 12 -18 YEARS OLD SHOULD NOT EXCEED 100 MG/DAY OR AN AVERAGE CUP OF COFFEE.

DANGER S DEHYDRATION IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT AND HEART FAILURE ANXIETY INSOMNIA HEADACHES NERVOUSNESS UPSET STOMACH TREMORS

ALTERNATIVES • REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY • EAT RIGHT • GET PLENTY OF REST • STAY HYDRATED WITH H 2 O

WHAT CAN YOU DO? • EDUCATE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF CONSUMING TOO MUCH CAFFEINE, ESPECIALLY IN ENERGY DRINKS • PROVIDE INFORMATION TO LOCAL SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCILS, STUDENT COUNCILS, PTO’S OR OTHER GROUPS • BE A ROLE MODEL AND NOT CONSUME ENERGY DRINKS

QUESTIONS & RESOURCES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH HTTPS: //NCCIH. NIH. GOV/HEALTH/ENERGYDRINKS CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION HTTPS: //WWW. CDC. GOV/HEALTHYSCHOOLS/ NUTRITION/ENERGY. HTM HTTPS: //WWW. CDC. GOV/ALCOHOL/FACTSHEETS/CAFFEINE-AND-ALCOHOL. HTM HTTPS: //WWW. CDC. GOV/HEALTHYSCHOOLS/ NUTRITION/PDF/THE_BUZZ_ON_ENERGY_DR INKS_INFOGRAPHIC_508 TAGGED. PDF VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY HTTPS: //WWW 1. VILLANOVA. EDU/CONTENT/D AM/VILLANOVA/STUDENTLIFE/DOCUMENTS/ HEALTHPROMOTION/ENERGYDRINKS. PDF

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