ENERGY DRINKSENERGY DRINKS

Liudvinavas Kazys Boruta Liudvinavas Kazys Boruta secondary schoolsecondary school

LITHUANIALITHUANIA

In the past two years, over 500 new energy In the past two years, over 500 new energy

drinks have come on the market worldwide.drinks have come on the market worldwide.

What are energy drinks?What are energy drinks?

Energy drinks are beverages like Red Energy drinks are beverages like Red Bull, Venom, Batery, ISO Sprint, and Bull, Venom, Batery, ISO Sprint, and Whoopass, which contain large doses of Whoopass, which contain large doses of caffeine and other legal stimulants like caffeine and other legal stimulants like guarana and ginseng.guarana and ginseng.

Who likes energy drinksWho likes energy drinks??

students ;students ; sports people ;sports people ; long distance long distance

drivers ;drivers ; night club visitors night club visitors

and people who and people who need long time to need long time to be active. be active.

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Energy drinks Energy drinks contain substances contain substances that help activate the that help activate the brain and increase brain and increase alertness. alertness.

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Energy drinks, you can Energy drinks, you can choose according to the choose according to the actyvity: energy drinks actyvity: energy drinks with caffeine for people with caffeine for people who need to work or who need to work or study at night, drinks study at night, drinks with vitamins and with vitamins and carbohydrates for active carbohydrates for active sports people. sports people.

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A cup of coffee, its A cup of coffee, its impact remains 1-2 impact remains 1-2 hours, given the hours, given the energy drink, the energy drink, the effect is 3-4 hours. effect is 3-4 hours.

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Energy drinks, Energy drinks, without the activity of without the activity of promoters, are promoters, are required for the body required for the body to vitamin to vitamin complexes, as well complexes, as well as glucose. as glucose.

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Energy packed in tins, which are suitable to Energy packed in tins, which are suitable to transport, convenient to take them from transport, convenient to take them from everywhere and always. everywhere and always.

Against Against

Most of the energy Most of the energy drink consumers are drink consumers are unaware that their unaware that their favorite drink during favorite drink during the day you can only the day you can only drink 1-2 cans, drink 1-2 cans, because it can be ... because it can be ... overdose. overdose.

Against Against

Drink more than the Drink more than the recommended may recommended may rise arterial blood rise arterial blood pressure, lead to pressure, lead to tachycardia, tachycardia, psychomotor psychomotor disturbances, or disturbances, or increased blood increased blood sugar levels. sugar levels.

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Vitamins, which are Vitamins, which are in a drink, in a drink, areare not not equivalent to equivalent to multivitamin multivitamin complexes .complexes .

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Energy drinks are Energy drinks are rich of sugar and rich of sugar and caffeine, which is not caffeine, which is not recommended for recommended for use in children and use in children and teenagers. teenagers.

AnalysAnalysiiss of the of the questionnairequestionnaire

3030Lithuanian secondary school Lithuanian secondary school students have been chosen to students have been chosen to answer the questionnaire about answer the questionnaire about energy drinks. All students know energy drinks. All students know this drinks.this drinks.

The question “The question “Why you drink Why you drink energy drinksenergy drinks” was answered ” was answered following:following:

TToo feel feel freshfresh - 9 - 9 studentsstudents

Not toNot to sleep – 7 sleep – 7 studentsstudents

TToo feel energ feel energeticetic – – 19 students19 students 0

5

10

15

20

To feelfresh

Not to sleep

To feelenergetic

The questions wThe questions wereere answered answered following:following:

Have you ever tried energy drinks?

28

2

yes no

Is it healthy to drink energy drinks?

22

8

Yes No

To sum up:To sum up:

Students know about harm of energy Students know about harm of energy drinks, however, they want to try them...drinks, however, they want to try them...

Looking for energy don’t Looking for energy don’t forget about health...forget about health...