Energy Drinks For Bodybuilders: Energy drinks can be bad for you but not too many of us know exactly why. We hear stories about how energy drinks harm your heart, dehydrate you and at times have even killed people. Like the Irish student who died after drinking 3 cans of Red Bull after a vigorous exercise, people naturally attribute rumors and stories like that to the unknown and uncommon ingredients that are often found in different energy drinks. Ingredients like Taurine and Quercetin are blamed when in fact companies advertise these ingredients for the sole purpose that they are good for you. Taurine is commonly used in the medical world. Taurine is in fact a non-essential amino acid most commonly found inside of skeletal muscles and …show more content…
Comparing that to a 6 ounce cup of coffee which contains roughly 100mg of caffeine you may begin to see the dangerous effects that some energy drinks can have on your body over time, especially your heart. More popular products such as Red Bull do not contain such high levels of caffeine as you might think. You'll find that they are comparable to a single cup of coffee. However, caffeine is not the main problem with most popular energy drinks. Main problem is that they usually contain a very poor combination of ingredients that do not complement each other. Common energy drinks usually contain large amounts of sugar and as we've established caffeine. Body's natural ability to absorb water, making it a potentially dangerous drink, especially for that of athletes:These common problems and concerns with more popular energy drinks have not gone unnoticed. People have been calling for a natural and safe energy drink for some time now and some companies have heard that call. It has been a difficult task to create a healthy energy drink that can provide comparable energy levels to leading brands and taste is always a