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Despite being the number one fastest growing beverage in the soft drink industry,

energy drinks are absolutely terrible for your health.

In the past five years, emergency room visits from energy drinks have doubled, and some have

even tragically ended in death. Yet one study found that 68% of adolescents consumed energy

drinks. It's a huge problem. Now, unfortunately, these drinks can take a huge toll on your heart health,

potentially causing rapid heart rate, tremors, heart rhythm disturbances, and seizures.

A randomized controlled trial in 2019 found that energy drinks elevated blood pressure

in otherwise healthy young adults.

In another study published in 2022 connected

energy drinks with hypertension in children and teenagers. Plus, as most parents know, they can

cause mood changes like anxiety and nervousness, sleep problems, and even kidney damage. These drinks are no joke.

But what's in them that could cause so much harm?

Let's look at the ingredients.

First of all, caffeine.

Now, one cup of brewed coffee, eight ounces, contains about 70 to 140 milligrams of caffeine.

One energy drink can often have five cups equivalent of caffeine of coffee.

Red Bull has 80 milligrams of caffeine.

Celsius, 200 milligrams.

Five-hour energy, 200 milligrams, and bang, 300 milligrams. Now, energy drink

manufacturers claim their beverages are natural dietary supplements, meaning these drinks are not

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