tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post1105685053024005141..comments2023-10-28T04:45:48.353-04:00Comments on Between Living and Existing: Should energy drinks be regulated?Tiptoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-75128595661569126112008-10-06T22:18:00.000-04:002008-10-06T22:18:00.000-04:00Kyla, yes, mixing energy drinks and alcohol is dan...Kyla, yes, mixing energy drinks and alcohol is dangerous. It really sends mixed signals to your brain since one is a stimulant, and the other a depressant. Many take the energy drinks to try to override the effects of sedation from alcohol. This can also cause a perception of less impairment then you really are.<BR/>Here area few other articles:<BR/><BR/>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/83529.php<BR/>http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/healthissues/1043185105.html<BR/><BR/>Charlynn, it's good you keep a moderation attitude towards caffeine.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if the listing of caffeine content would make a big difference in the grand scheme of things, but I think it's still a good idea in the end.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-18139587957978426072008-10-06T00:13:00.000-04:002008-10-06T00:13:00.000-04:00I love an occasional coffee and I drink way too mu...I love an occasional coffee and I drink way too much (diet) soda. I enjoy them and yes, I like the caffeine content, too. That said, my body tells me if I have gone overboard. I almost feel sick and the caffeine actually makes me tired. Moderation is definitely my motto. Compared to the "caffeinated moms," I am on a very low threshold of caffeine consumption. Even one energy drink would send me into hyper-overdrive.<BR/><BR/>But anyway, I digress. Caffeine *is* a drug and I think it's easy to forget that when so many drinks include it. I don't know if listing caffeine content on nutrition labels would help people or not, but it would be an interesting experiment to see if it did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-899504940187186752008-10-04T00:05:00.000-04:002008-10-04T00:05:00.000-04:00I didn't know that mixing energy drinks and alcoho...I didn't know that mixing energy drinks and alcohol is dangerous - is it? yikesKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494278838895701434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-28103676856085681642008-10-02T15:03:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:03:00.000-04:00Cammy, that is certainly the hope--that people rea...Cammy, that is certainly the hope--that people realize just how much caffeine they are ingesting in a day and the amounts of energy drinks. Thanks for the link. I will check it out.<BR/><BR/>Emmy, yes, ahh sleep and protein, what concepts. People are just so tuned to wanting that quick fix. It is unfortunate.<BR/><BR/>As for the other waitress not making decaf, that would piss me off too. And to me, there is a difference between decaf and regular. My body certainly understands that and reacts accordingly. I wonder what she would think if someone asked for decaf, got regular, and then, had a bad reaction from the regular. I think she'd possibly think twice about her service.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-7975986756945125862008-10-02T13:11:00.000-04:002008-10-02T13:11:00.000-04:00i completely agree. caffeine is known as a "drug"...i completely agree. caffeine is known as a "drug". why not regulate it as such? it should absolutely be on nutrition labels. a lot of people (such as myself) can't even have caffeine and it's in a lot more products than people even realize.<BR/><BR/>why are they even still using it?? there are so many natural energy boosters. they're called sleeping well and eating protein. maybe people would take better care of their bodies if there wasn't such a quick fix.<BR/><BR/>i had a girl i worked with (i'm a waitress) who would never make decaf coffee because "people can never tell the difference, anyways." this has little to do with your entry, but it really pissed me off and i thought i'd make a mini rant about it. to bring it back around, i think that just goes to show how little knowledge there is about the true effects caffeine has on the body.emmy.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17154884611101513422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-32408815585139575232008-10-02T09:43:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:43:00.000-04:00I have thought for a long time that caffeine conte...I have thought for a long time that caffeine content should be required on the standard nutrition label, I think that if people were able to compare recommended guidelines to what they're actually ingesting, it might show them how insane some of those drinks are. Starbucks does include it in the nutrition information on their website, and a good database for caffeine content in a lot of products (both food and drinks) is www.energyfiend.com.Cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181004571609998125noreply@blogger.com