{"id":137444,"date":"2018-11-07T17:34:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T00:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/07\/huge-surprise-energy-drinks-are-bad-for-you.html"},"modified":"2018-11-07T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T00:34:12","slug":"huge-surprise-energy-drinks-are-bad-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/07\/huge-surprise-energy-drinks-are-bad-for-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Huge Surprise: Energy Drinks are Bad For You"},"content":{"rendered":"

I've tried Red Bull once, and thought it tasted like [insert your favorite "tastes awful" metaphor here]. But taste aside, Red Bull and its ilk are generally just bad for you — too much caffeine, too much sugar, too much other stuff, too much designed to be quaffed quickly.<\/p>\n

And because they're "supplements" rather than "food" (which is what sodas and coffee are classified as), in the US the FDA exercises no control over them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nScientists keep finding new ways energy drinks are terrible for you<\/a><\/span>
\nEnergy drinks aren’t food. They’re classified as supplements, which means they’re unregulated and free to have as much caffeine as manufacturers want to shove inside a single can. They can even mix caffeine with other stimulants in such a way that could cause cardiovascular or nervous system problems.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I've tried Red Bull once, and thought it tasted like [insert your favorite "tastes awful" metaphor here]. But taste aside, Red Bull and its ilk are generally just bad for you — too much caffeine, too much sugar, too much other stuff, too much designed to be quaffed quickly. 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