By Bo Koot
Don’t we all love to have a energy drink once in a while? We are
all hard working students of course, and besides all the studying
and partying we don’t have a lot of time to sleep. So sometimes
it’s understandable that we just long for an energy boost. But
do you know exactly what’s inside? What are the long term side
effects of drinking this popular stimulant drink that looks like pee?
The famous vodka red bull!
Did you know that it is actually really dangerous to drink alcohol with energy drinks? I don’t mean to preach, but this is
probably worth knowing:
220 calories
56 grams carbohydrates
18 % of daily intake
20 grams of sugar
1000 mg taurine
600 mg yeast
80 mg caffeine
Alcohol has a calming effect and makes you feel chilled, so
you feel like you can hit on the hot person at the bar. If you
mix it with an energy drink you get a sugar rush, then the
next thing you know you’re dancing like an idiot in front of the
hot person at the bar. Anyway, the point is that you’re not in
control, you’re actually pretty drunk and you don’t even know
it. This mixed drink will also give you the ultimate dry mouth
syndrome and you’ll be dehydrated, so grab a glass of water
and maybe just a beer next time and you’ll keep your dignity
Well, I hear you thinking; what the hell are all these ingredients when you walk over to the hot person at the bar.
and what do they do to your body?
A little bit of caffeine is never bad, but too much blocks the effects
of adenosine. Now what is adenosine