Hyped Up

What does a person get when they are tired or needs to concentrate? The

person goes to the store on the corner to get an energy drink. Energy drinks are like

sodas but with a more powerful “kick” to it which makes it is an excellent substitute for

coffee for all the people who dislike coffee. There are minor effects that an energy drink

has that people need to be aware of. But for the most part, energy drinks are harmless

unless misused.

Before energy drinks if a person asked for energy people would look at that

person weird because there was no such thing as an energy drink. The only liquid form

of energy people had that would keep a person awake was coffee unless the person had a

homemade formula. According to factexpert.com, Energy drinks first originated from

over seas in Europe and Asia twenty years ago, and just a couple years ago, they became

popular in the United States. Now any person ,ranging from a little kid to a grown adult,

can find a number of energy drinks all around the world in every store. Not only is it in

every store, every type of bottling company from Budweiser to Coca-Cola produces their

own brand of energy drink.

Athletes were the first to use the energy drinks and still very popular with the

athletes. They drink them to give them energy to perform to the fullest potential in a

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sporting event in which they are about to take part in. But, it is not healthy for them. The

reason that is not good for athletes to drink energy drinks before a race or a work out is

the amount of sodium, caffeine, and other diuretic with in the drink dehydrate the person,

and the person need to stay hydrated according to Karam-Hage. Clark said, a banana is a

better choice of energy than an energy drink.