The Truth About Energy Drinks By David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding - Posted Tue, Jun 02, 2009, 6:02 pm PDT

1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Jun 03, 2009, 4:06 pm PDT

Energy drinks are pointless. The best way to get energy is to eat the right foods, exercise and get adequate sleep. No energy drink, not even coffee, is a healthy solution.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:00 pm PDT

I've never had an energy drink in my whole life. Yay for me! xD

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:03 pm PDT

what about this new efusion drink its not sold in stores could you tell me more about it?

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:05 pm PDT

Don't have any of the Venom energy drinks!!! My friends and i had one each so we could stay up all night at a sleepover....2 of us ending up throwing up the next day with bad stomach pains including me. We had hs graduation rehearsal the next day and i felt like throwing up the whole time.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:05 pm PDT

I totally agree with you your 5 choices here. There're full of sugar, calories & caffeine. I found the best and healthier solution to the energy drink crisis. That is XS Energy Drinks. They come in 13 flavors and the new XS Gold has a bunch of vitamins, amino acids, & herbs to help with focus, immunuty & energy. Your energy level plateau's like walking up and down steps and not a rollercoaster rush that so many of the other energy drinks do. I get them at www.sadenaike.com Go to the "PRODUCTS" tab.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:12 pm PDT

My advice is exercise. It will give you a natural energy boost. I have cut caffeine out of my diet 100% and I get up every day at 5:00am jump on the treadmill for 35 minutes. I am rarely tired. I drink a gallon of water a day. And guess what I can eat just about anything I want without gaining weight.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:14 pm PDT

The takeaway: This guy gets paid for writing insipid and uninformative crap.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:24 pm PDT

I used to drink energy drinks all the time ESPECIALLY AMPed ... I now have been batteling a kidney infection.. the energy drinks caused my kidneys to go into failure. I drink 2 liters of water a day on top of the drinks but i would drink one to two a day. I will never again drink one.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:26 pm PDT

I bet Rock Star is just as bad as the #1. FRS is pretty good though, the one Lance Armstrong drinks.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:27 pm PDT

monster is the best

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:27 pm PDT

Somehow I am not surprised. Nobody needs energy drinks anyway. They're a ridiculous marketing scheme and a waste of money. Nobody really needs them because if you get enough sleep, exercise and eat right, you have a good amount of energy. There are just another thing to contribute to the laziness of this society. Making people think, "I don't need to exercise and if I don't sleep, I can just have an energy drink." I never drank these before nor do I want to. I never saw the point in them.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:28 pm PDT

Actually I'll say five hour energy isn't safe at all as my friend had one the same time I had a rockstar in the morning. We both went to pt as we're in the military and he passed out with a 104 core temp. after our 3m run. So i'd say stay away from them when you can.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:28 pm PDT

The crazy thing about some energy drinks is that you don't even have to drink them to get a boost while you're exercising. You can trick your brain into giving your muscles more energy by just swishing them around your mouth and spitting them out. http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/energy_for_nothing/

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:30 pm PDT

But... But...But the Amp's are sooooo good!

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Jun 04, 2009, 12:31 pm PDT

I guess the 8000% or whatever B12 that is in 5 hour energy isn't worth mentioning? Caffiene is a joke.

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