Caffeine is the world’s most frequently used psychoactive drug. Please review th
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Question
Caffeine is the world’s most frequently used psychoactive drug. Please review the three video links provided below. Then, describe at least 3 commonalities discussed in the links below. Additionally, do you believe that energy drinks will continue to grow in popularity? Please explain your thoughts in detail, using information from the links, and your textbook. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/dr-richard-besser-caffeine-warning-parents-12912495 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/study-teens-handle-energy-drinks-caffeine-12910783 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/report-shows-energy-drinks-harm-children/story?id=12901333
Explanation / Answer
All three videos are about the energy drinks which are now a days very popular like Monster, Booster etc.
The three commonalities described in these videos are -
1) Energy drinks have more caffine than soft drinks. Race energy drink has 400 mgms of caffine,
2) Parents would encourage an energy drink over to soft drink such as coke or pepsi. Hence have more risk of diabetes or something. A child below 12 years has a limit of 100 mgm per day, but the drink has more than 200mgs of caffine
3) Kids do feel energized, and even the US government is not taking any strict action of banning such energy drinks compared to soft drinks, or not outting any limit to such energy
I was also not aware that nergy drinks are so hazardous for health. If enerygy drinks have so much amount of caffine, it should be told in advt and in newspaper through all channels. It should be communicated to parents as well.These days energy drinks are very popular, it should be communicated to students as well as the amount caffine which is triggering their energy level os harmful also.