Energy Drinks?

1. Energy Drinks?

2. It’s an up, up, up, up nation! Deputy Teresa Duffy Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

3. Stim-u-lant: noun • 1) something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part. • 2) any food or beverage that stimulates, esp. coffee, tea, or in its initial effect, alcoholic liquor. Stimulants?

4. Why are kids particularly attracted to stimulants today?

5. Answer: • To be cool, like them. • To finish my homework. • Because I was up playing video games all night. • In order to play video games all night. • I seem to need the energy. • For the rush. • To get the vitamins that I need. • I didn’t get much sleep. • I was up late texting. • Etc…

6. Energy Drinks 1st “energy” drink = Red Bull $6.5 billion market in 2008 ($6,500,000,000.00) 500 new energy drink products introduced worldwide in 2006

7. Sports DrinksGood for you! Sports drinks are designed to re-hydrate during or after athletic activity. Most contain 6-8% carbohydrate solution and electrolyte mixture. Gatorade = 14 g. sugar, NO caffeine = 8 oz

8. For Kids? You decide. Kick Start Spark 60 mg caffeine, “for children 4 to 11” Advocare Spark 120 mg caffeine, “for athletes 12 and up”

10. Mama used to say: • If you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it!

11. Caf-feine: • noun- a white crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, usually derived from coffee or tea; used in medicine chiefly as a nervous system stimulant. Caffeine?

12. FDA recommends up to 300 mg caffeine per day for adults FDA: Food and Drug Administration No guidance for youth

13. Little TOO MUCH energy?

14. What is taurine? • taurine: noun • A neutral crystalline substance C2H7NO3S, obtained from bile. • bile: noun • A bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, esp. of fats. YUCK!!!

15. Energy drinks are marketed for specific groups: Extreme sports Video gamers Hip Hop Marijuana users Drug users Rodeo fans Nascar fans Etc…

16. Energy Drink Examples

17. Energy shots Now, that’s just plain funny right there.

19. Sports Drink Examples

20. Energy drinks may contain any or all: • Vitamins • Minerals • Stimulant ingredients • Sugar

21. Stimulant ingredients: • Caffeine • Ephedrine • Pseudoephedrine • Kola Nut • Yerba Maté • Guarana • Green tea extract • Bitter orange (citrus aurantium) • Ephedra (banned) • Mahuang (banned)

23. Do the words moderation or recommended dosage mean anything? mod-er-a-tion: noun The quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.

24. Symptoms of caffeine overdose: • Muscle twitching • Confusion • Fever • Breathing trouble • Vomiting • Diarrhea • Chest pains • Irregular heartbeat • Rapid heartbeat • Hallucinations • Convulsions

25. Other products that have caffeine:

26. Stimulants: What are they suppose to do? UP UP • Boost energy level • Boost endurance • Increase stamina • Weight control/appetite • Increase concentration, focus • Eliminate need for rest/sleep • Reduced sensitivity to pain UP UP UP UP

27. More on Stimulants UP UP • Stimulant ingredients dehydrate the body, making it more susceptible to overheating, cardiac arrhythmia, shakes/tremors, headaches etc… • An over caffeinated youth may exhibit symptoms associated with (and sometimes mistaken for) ADHD UP UP

28. Effects on the body:…some good!...some bad! • Increased blood pressure • Increased heart rate • Increased metabolism • Faster respiration • Increase body temperature • Diuretic • Helps block pain

30. Adverse/Negative Effects: • Nervousness, tremor, heart palpitations • High blood pressure • Increased urination/dehydration • Insomnia • Cardiovascular strain • Risk of stroke, cardiac arrhythmia • Withdrawal symptoms

31. 2 or more stimulant ingredients multiplies the effects • It is common to consume several different types of stimulants in 1 drink. • Intensifies effects • Increases side effects

32. Negative Cycle

33. …and how about sugar? • Coca Cola 40.5 grams per 12 oz • Dr. Pepper 41 grams per 12 oz • Full Throttle 58 grams per 16 oz • Java Monster 35.6 grams per 15 oz • Mountain Dew 47 grams per 12 oz • SoBe No Fear 66 grams per 16 oz The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends no more than 8 teaspoons (8 cubes or 32 grams) for adults per day

35. Facts about energy drinks: • Energy drinks are hard on tooth enamel. • Dr. John Ruby from Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham. • Energy drinks have such high levels of acid that he recommends consumers not even allow them to touch their teeth. If you must drink them, he said, use a straw. • Studies have linked excessive caffeine in children to elevated heart rates, hypertension, anxiety, headaches and interrupted sleep patterns. • Dr. Deanna Soloway, assistant medical director of the pediatric emergency room at Hollywood's Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital • Dr. Steven Lipshultz, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, reminds parents that children digest things differently. The article quotes him: "If you're a 200-pound adult, an 8-ounce bottle of something that contains 250 mg of caffeine may not be a big deal, but if you weigh 60 pounds and are getting the same dose" it's a problem.

36. Facts are: stimulant abuse among teens is: • Linked to risky behaviors • Linked to major depression US SAMHSA 2008 Ask yourself: Are energy drinks healthy? Are energy drinks safe? Are energy drinks for kids?

37. You decide. Make the right choice for your own health and safety.

38. Special thanks to: • Isabel Burk, M.S., CPP, CHES Ms. Burk created the basis of this presentation and has done extensive research to verify the information given within.

39. Other stimulants that we are not going to talk about today: • RX/Prescription stimulants • Fat burning stimulants • Diet pills • Muscle building stimulants • Alcoholic energy drinks • Illegal drugs/uppers

40. THE END