Actually, no.
According to the British Medical Journal, a young man aged 2/kloc-0 drank four cans of energy drinks every day for two years. As a result, he felt tired, short of breath and had difficulty breathing. He was diagnosed with heart failure and renal failure and was sent to ICU.
The New York Times also reported that in recent years, there have been several cases in which consumers died or were hospitalized after drinking energy drinks in the United States.
Can I still drink energy drinks? Let's have a look.
functional drink
What kind of drink do you mean?
Functional drinks refer to drinks that regulate human functions to a certain extent by adjusting the composition and content ratio of various nutrients in drinks, and do not aim at treating diseases.
At present, functional drinks in a broad sense mainly include sports drinks, energy drinks and other health drinks.
The main function of general functional drinks is to resist fatigue and replenish energy.
Why drink energy drinks?
Will there be discomfort?
On the Internet, you will find many statements about energy drinks: "Energy drinks are closely related to cardiovascular function", "Energy drinks can make the heart beat faster and arrhythmia", "Drinking energy drinks is life-threatening" and so on.
Although there are different opinions, they are all different and inconclusive.
It is found that functional drinks contain taurine and caffeine, which are the main effective components to improve people's attention and reaction ability.
Indeed, taking a proper amount of caffeine every day can refresh your mind and refresh your spirit. According to the recommended intake, the safe daily intake of caffeine should not exceed 300mg.
However, if you consume too much caffeine, it will easily lead to caffeine poisoning, causing insomnia, headache, irritability, irritability, stomach discomfort, palpitation, muscle tremor and other uncomfortable symptoms, and even life-threatening in severe cases.
Usually, we drink a can of functional drinks, which generally does not reach the amount that causes caffeine poisoning, but if we drink too much every day or once, it may cause discomfort.
In addition, it cannot be said that caffeine is the only reason for the threat of energy drinks. Besides caffeine, general energy drinks also contain many other ingredients. It is reported that the research on the safety of these ingredients is not enough at present.
Can I still drink energy drinks?
At present, although there are some negative cases, most of them are caused by excessive drinking of functional drinks.
For a healthy adult, don't drink energy drinks often at ordinary times, and drink at most one bottle a day at special times. If you feel unwell, you should seek medical advice as soon as possible to avoid irreparable consequences.
In addition, children and adolescents below 16 are in the stage of growth and development. If you drink functional drinks and supplement these ingredients excessively, it will make your child's body disorder.
Similarly, pregnant women, lactating women and people who are sensitive to caffeine should try not to drink.
In some entertainment places, drinks and energy drinks are sometimes used to mix cocktails, but this practice is not worth promoting. Alcohol also has exciting effects. If you drink it with functional drinks, it is more likely to cause discomfort. And this practice often tastes better and makes people drink more.
Therefore, although everyone's physique and physical condition are different in sensitivity to functional drinks, if it is not necessary, try to drink less or not.