2800 calories-- 18 teaspoons or 66 grams
Diet Soda is made with
artificial sugar sweetener,
click on link to see why you should never drink it.
What happens when you drink a soda:
- Your blood sugar level spikes and your liver responds by sending insulin into your bloodstream to bring the sugar levels back down
- Caffeine absorbs into the body and your eyes dilate
- Blood pressure rises
- Body increases dopamine production, stimulates the pleasure centers in your brain that you become addicted to
- Your sugar level will get low, you won’t have energy and will need another soda to keep going
In the June 2009 issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice, Dr. Moses Elisaf of the University of Ioannina (Greece)says "We are consuming more soft drinks than ever before, and a number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralization and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes." He also says "Evidence is increasing to suggest that excessive cola consumption can also lead to hypokalaemia, in which the blood potassium levels fall, causing an adverse effect on vital muscle functions."
The 3 most common ingredients in cola are glucose, fructose and caffeine. These can contribute to hypokalemia (low potassium).
Studies have found that cola drinks may impair blood sugar metabolism like HFCS and artificial sweeteners and the phosphoric acid found in these drinks may imbalance other minerals like calcium, potassium, and magnesium – minerals are involved with the regulation of blood pressure.
Symptoms can be:
WeaknessFatigue to serious paralysis
Appetite loss
Persistent vomiting
Heart blockage
Caffeine intoxication
Diarrhea from the fructose
Weight gain
Insulin resistance
Elevated triglycerides, decreased LDL (good) cholesterol
High blood pressure
Metabolic Syndrome is the early stages of heart disease and Diabetes. Drinking soda and diet soda can make it more difficult for diabetics.
Energy Drinks- not a health drink, they're a lethal mix!
They have warning labels on them!
Just one can of Red Bull could raise the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people. Researchers have warnedit increases the stickiness of the blood and decreases the ability of blood vessels to stop the stickiness and it raises the risk of life-threatening clots. Cardio disease, stress and high blood pressure can be potentially dangerous. The blood system is no longer normal, even one hour after drinking Red Bull.
Dr. Scott Willoughby of the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia, was “alarmed” at the results of drinking a Red Bull. So were students taking part in the results that were reported in the Australian newspaper. They were drinking it to stay awake to study a night. During the study they found the caffeine and taurine did not mix well together
Red Bull is banned in Norway, Uruguay and Denmark because of health fears. On the opposite side of caution; Britain and other places are using Red Bull to mix in with popular mixer drinks at bars and clubs.
Energy drinks mixed with vodka or in shots has led to an increase in the purchase of pre-mixed drinks also known as alco-pops.
Previous studies have warned the stimulant effect of Red Bull can mask some of the tell-tale signs of drunkenness. When Energy drinks are mixed with alcohol, you have the energy drink as a stimulant and the alcohol as a depressant. The mix can be more hazardous to someone drinking because the energy drink can mask the influence of the alcohol in the body.
Normally fatigue would set in as large amounts of alcohol are being consumed, but the stimulating effect of energy drinks can override this effect. No matter how alert you may feel, your blood alcohol concentration is the same as it would be without the energy drink. This can lead to poisoning and ultimately death. You won’t know when your body has had too much alcohol. When the stimulant effect wears off, you will have the depressant effects of the alcohol which could cause vomiting in your sleep or respiratory depression.
Both energy drinks and alcohol are very dehydrating. Dehydration can hinder your body's ability to metabolize alcohol and will increase the toxicity, and don’t forget about the hangover the next day.
Energy drinks give you a temporary boost that is damaging to the body. It is short-term, not a long-term result. Drinks contain caffeine that is the equivalent of 2 cups of coffee or more.
Your body will get use to the extra amount of caffeine and will need more for you to notice the difference.
Common ingredients are Taurine, Guarana, Green Tea Leaf extract, B-vitamins, sugar, and sodium.
What do they do? Guarana is a natural source of caffeine, Green Tea leaf has caffeine, There is little evidence that they boost energy or you have weight loss.
All the caffeine might not be a good idea especially for people with high blood pressure, women with osteoporosis, certainly not recommended for pregnant women, people with heart conditions or for children.
What happens when you have caffeine in large amounts greater than 400 mg? Nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, increased urination, abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmia), and stomach upset.
The concentration of sugar in a sports drink is recommended to be 6-7% carbohydrate to allow maximum absorption and minimize spikes and crashes in blood sugar. Higher concentrations such as those seen in energy drinks will slow fluid absorption into the blood and energy system, increasing the possibility of dehydration. When a high level of sugar is in the blood stream the body cannot get the water into the cells that it needs because the water is busy trying to dilute concentration of sugar in the blood stream.
Caffeine dosage is not required to be on the product label. There have been reports of nausea, abnormal heart rhythms, emergency room visits, seizures due to the crash following the energy high that occurs after drinking an energy drink.
In 2008, France banned Red Bull after the death of eighteen-year-old Irish athlete Ross Cooney, who died as a result of playing a basketball game after consuming four cans of the drink. The French Scientific Committee (J.D. Birkel) concluded that Red Bull has excessive amounts of caffeine. Denmark also banned Red Bull. Britain investigated the drink, but only issued a warning against its use by pregnant women and children.
You do not want to drink energy drinks while exercising. The combination of losing fluid when sweating during exercise and the diuretic effect of the caffeine from the energy drink can have you severely dehydrated.
Red Bull was created by Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian who adapted the energy drink from a Thai beverage called Krating Daeng, a popular drink with rickshaw drivers in Thailand.
The key ingredient in the Thai energy drink was taurine, an amino acid that was first discovered in bulls (this association is responsible for the Red Bull urban legend that the drink's active ingredient is bull urine or semen). Red Bull was introduced to Europe in 1987 and to the United States in 1997.
One of the biggest concerns is that we just don't know enough about the effect of the combination of ingredients in energy drinks.
USANA Health Sciences Rev3 Energy Drink, is a healthy energy drink. Science research has always been USANA Health Sciences priority when developing products.
L-Carnitine, an ingredient that offers 2 important functions in energy production and shuttles fatty acids into the mitochondria where they can be turned into energy. It helps to transport toxic by products of energy combustion out of the mitochondria to prevent accumulation.
It's low-glycemic formula for sustained energy. The total glycemic load from Rev3 is 3 to 4 times lower than traditional energy drinks and does not spike your blood sugar levels and lead you to a sugar crash.
No artificial flavors, sweeteners, preservatives or colors. Itcontains natural caffeine from a blend of white, green and black teas and vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to support energy metabolism at the cellular level. Rev3 also contains Korean ginseng and rhodiolarosea to improve body’s response to stress and fatigue.
Low calories (10) Low sugar (2 g)
Vitamin water- the vitamins in the vitamin water is a small fraction of what you really need in a day. Check the sugar amount, they are usually too high in sugar.
Sports drinks is not for the mild to moderate exercise or no exercise at all. It is made for High-intensity workouts, when you sweat a lot or can’t keep anything in your stomach.They are for when you want to provide hydration, fuel, in the form of sugar, electrolytes, sodium and potassium that you lose through sweat.
Fruit juice packaged for the store is loaded with sugar and other ingredients that are not good for us. You want it fresh or better yet, eat the whole fruit that has fiber and nutrients. Fruit juice is contributing to the obesity with children. We end up drinking more than we should, juice is high in calories.
Examples of how much sugar is in different, popular drinks (based on a 12 ounce drink):
Coffee with 1 teaspoon of sugar or Seltzer water with a Splash of Juice- 15 calories
- 4.2 grams sugar
To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate), commercial trucks must use the Hazardous Material placards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
