People work hard, students study as much as they can, and athletics exercise every single day. We, as human beings, have a busy life with full of things to do. But at some point, we feel so tired and a rest is needed, but there is still to much to do and we postpone ourselves. Most people stay awake with full of energy by drinking energy drinks. But, are they good for our health?
An energy drink is a carbonated beverage that contains caffeine and other energetic components such as taurine or ginseng intended to boost the drinker's energy. According to a research presented this year at the University of Siena, consuming energy drinks can exert acute positive benefits on myocardial performance. In fact, after conducting a trial on 35 healthy people, scientists discovered that these beverages enhanced contractions of both the left and right ventricles of the heart delivering a positive effect on myocardia function. Taurine plays the main role stimulating the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum; the calcium regulates muscle cells contractions, therefore the heart works better and better. This research has opened doors for helping patients with cardiac diseases to further our understanding of the potential benefits or risks of energy drink consumption.
However, the over-consumption can be very dangerous; the caffeine can lead to a variety of health problems. It can increase blood pressure, lead to high heart rates, insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, stomach problems, etc. It can really affect us if we are careless. Energy drinks was recently under the spotlight because a death of a girl was linked to these drinks. In this webpage there is a video and the story about her.
Sometimes we are not aware of what contains what we eat and drink; even worse, we do not worry about and just consume because everybody consumes them. It is important to remember that everything can be a good thing, but only in the right measure and in the most appropiate manners. Most of the time, companies have improved in all aspects incorporating technology and certain advances in order to make 'better' products. But, do companies warn us about what they are putting into products? Is it really important to know what we are taking and eating? Are we aware of dangerous ingredients, elements, and chemicals that drinks, packaged and canned food have? Is it necessary to know that?
Listen to this expert who talks about the hidden dangers of energy drinks.
