Effects of Energy Drink on Body__Faten

Summary:

In the article, “How energy drinks affect your body”, the author explains what the effects that can be caused by energy drink. People used to drink energy drink or coffee when they feel that their energy go down. The article shows a study about drinking maximum four coffees has positive benefits for health such as decrease the risks of diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. The author then said that the energy drink which has 72-150 mg of caffeine is not a problem. But the large energy drink which contain up to 294 mg of caffeine and different ingredients that largely added unknown such as taurine, ephedrine, guarana, and ginseng. Next the author tells effects of drinking energy drink on different parts of body. First, the brain which the caffeine of energy drinks removes adenosine, which is chemical brain that helps people to sleep, and “fight or fight” response are activated by fires off neurons. The second part is blood stream that release more adrenaline which increases the glucose into the bloodstream. Then, the heart beats faster and eyes dilate by the adrenaline. The article shows a study that people who drink energy drink the heart contraction rates increased up to an hour later. Back to the brain, after increasing the glucose in blood stream, the dopamine level increased that trick people’s brain and make them believe that they have lots of energy, but isn’t the truth. The next part is skin which starts to extremely sweat and that people will dehydrate themselves especially while they exercising, so the energy drink replace body water. Finally the body could feel jittery, anxious, and irritable because of their need to the water instead of energy drinks. Next the article “Energy Drinks Affect Heart, MRI Scans Show“ shows that in the US, the number of people who visited the emergency rooms because of the energy drinks was more than 10,000 – 21,000 and involves young adults aged 18-39. 

Commentary:

In my point of view, people have to be awareness about the energy drinks. I think if people change their life habits, they could stop drinking energy drinks. People need to be careful of their health, they have to do lots of exercise and drinks lots of water instead of energy drink. No one wants to be one of the people who got illness because of energy drinks.