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Are Monster energy drinks bad for you?

Because anything fizzy/sugary drinks (soda) results in a sharp inuslin spike, which unless you have just excercised isnt going to benefit you and being anabolic in nature will result in storage of fat.

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Yes they are very bad for you. Most energy drinks have too much sugar which can cause diabetes. Too much caffeine can cause anxiety. Energy drinks suppress the appetite and often people will go long periods of time without putting any nutrients in their bodies. Energy drinks put strain on the heart and are probably 3 times worse if you smoke cigarettes. I used to drink them almost on a daily basis without eating breakfast. I would need to smoke a bowl just to calm down later on. The high was uncomfortable, so I would drink alcohol to help chill out my racing thoughts and calm my nerves. I later switched to green tea which has been working out great. I get no sugar crash and green tea is very healthy. I usually brew about 4 bags at a time which is a little more than a cup of coffee worth of caffeine. Today I've had about 8 bags, I've been able to eat without a suppressed appetite, I've had plenty of energy with no crash and I've had no anxiety.
 
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shit is awesome.
 
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Energy drinks put strain on the heart and are probably 3 times worse if you smoke cigarettes.
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Reminds me of a Turkish guy I knew, he'd start the day with a Red Bull and a Camel :D

I tried coffee & tea for a long time, but had to face the truth that I hate them so very much (they taste awful!)
However, I also hate sugar with a passion .. So I have to go for the sugar-free Rockstars (I prefer the zero-carbs but they're harder to find and always cost more).
I do worry about all the chemicals/acids in them .. I'm no vegan health-nut (tho I'm slowly evolving), but I won't even take tylenol or cold meds on principle, so I feel a bit hypocritical being hooked on my morning pint .. Truly though, I couldn't get thru the workday without my fix. No doubt I'll die of an obscure cancer in a few years .. But can't be any worse than drinking gallons of soda a month like most patriotic Americans.
(Still talking about the sugar-free ones here). Even the 'lo-carb' blue Monsters have sugar in them, so I won't touch them.
I did used to enjoy the yellow M80s, though .. 80% juice, pretty tasty.

Oddly enough, I've never had a Red Bull.
I have heard (both thru adverts and word of mouth) of the "5-hour energy", comes in a very small bottle, as an alternative. I suppose I should try that some time, tho I'm not sure what they cost.
But ultimately the manic side of me loves to get legally tweaked 5 days a week :D

I was thinking the other day how NRG drinks came out of nowhere. At $2/can average Monster & Rockstar must be so bloody rich from this decade. When I was in high school we all drank tons of mountain dew; I actually had heartburn problems for a while as a result, but even then didn't know what caffeine was, nor did I feel its effects like I do from an energy drink.
Starbucks also exploded the exposure of coffee to new audiences (myself included) .. Obviously coffee has always been a major historical player, and Coke/Pepsi et al big the last century even after the abolishion of cocaine .. But seems to me that Caffeine has really exploded the last 10 years thanks to the diversity of market capitalism and our insatiable need to keep up with the world we live in.
 
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They're fucking garbage, not food, more like preservatives and colourings.

Drink a cup of carrot, beet and spinich juice. That will make you into a monster, a healthy monster :D
 
Really, so much caffeine and sugar is bad for ya.

And then some of the energy drinks contain ginseng which can cause the effects of the caffeine to multiply.

Though I won't say I don't drink them; I love me a Rockstar, but not all the time.
 
I drank no less than 1 mother everyday for ages and it really fucked my heart up, i can't even drink half a can anymore as it feels like my heart is going to explode, and yet i still have a cup of coffee every morning and feel fine. These things are death.
 
Kinda random but as I was at a gas station with my girl friend the other night laughing about how fucked up it was to be looking at a new beverage in the cooler that contained not only 24 oz of energy drinky goodness, but was ALSO 12% alcohol. Now I could get wasted AND have a heart attack! said I.

Which got a laugh out of a woman who was walking by and over heard. Which led to a conversation. Which led to her mentioning how her son, who she had ragged on for having an energy drink in his hand at all times, just had a heart attack- at age 24. I'm 24. creepyness.
 
Seems like this monster is very low end on the sugar/sodium scale? 6g of sugar to a can? You looking at usually atleast 60 or something in others.

Ive never tried monster.. ive always been keen just not a very big energy drink fan.. i actually use them the best way possible which is rarely and only when im lacking in energy but need some short term - Like on a friday lunch break after having worked all week and being tired as.


I have found in the past that drinking energy drinks or even mountain dew/higher caffeine soda will very quickly give you tolerance to caffiene to the point where you feel nothing if you are drinking them so whats the point in paying 4$ for a can?
 
^^ 6g/can maybe in the blue (lo-carb) Monsters.
Again, Rockstar does have two no-sugar varieties.
Tho as much as I am anti-sugar, it can be deceptive .. The yellow monsters (80% juice) have roughly the same sugar as the regular (green), yet much of that must come from the fruit, not refined powder poured in after for flavoring.
And 4 dollars, dayum! Don't know what your currency value is, but paying $2 for my fav. zero-carb Rockstar is too much ...

DragynFyr .. A college buddy of mine recently sent me a link showing caffeine+alcohol drinks were about to be regulated or cancelled outright .. We used to down Sparks back in the day, wicked stuff .. "Shiz will fluff you up"
I know years ago young people were having heart attacks from drinking just a few vodka+redbulls.

Edit: here we go .. FDA took out flavored cigarretes, now they're after energy alcohol.

R.I.P Sparks ..
What complete shite .. Sure, might not be safe, but I drank less if I was having one of those, thus less likely to drive intoxicated ... and if caffeine alone causes sexual assaults than Starbucks is a rape factory 8)
 
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over here in Aus, lots of underage kids love their combined cans of alcohol and energy drink. They're everywhere, and after having tried them a few times myself i'd say they're far more dangerous than speed or MDMA. Every time I have drank them I've either gotten in a physical fight or ended up having an extreme argument with friends. A lot of my friends agree that this happens to them as well and I'll never drink them again, they're fucking dangerous.
 
ive had an energy drink nearly every day for the last 4 in a half years.
ive had much better than average heart rates, and blood pressure.
i also worked out every day for 3 in a half of those years

and now that ive stopped working out my heart rates and blood pressure has become a little worse, but still slightly better than average, but also i started doing drugs ha, but only recreationaly.

so i guess if you excersize, youll keep healthy.
 
if you have a very physical job

then energy drinks are beneficial for you imo

Because you use up so much energy if you are doing 8 hours of hardwork, you're body will go into a catabolic state and just make you really skinny.
However if you drink these energy drinks it will keep you in an anabolic state and all the bad sh1t will just get burned off from the hardwork!
 
I agree bighooter. If you're doing 8 hours of manual labor a day, it really isn't very bad to be drinking sugar and caffeine the whole time. Just drink them slowly and don't slam/chug them.
 
I stopped drinking them because I was getting zits which was irregular for me because luckily I have great skin. They were mainly accumulating near my forehead and the sides of my head...so I stopped drinking. Plus I had a bad experience one time.
I went over the river (Calais ME) where they sold these extra big bottles fairly cheap. I bought it and drank it before going to bed...and the amount of sugar I must have consumed from that drink alone gave me a migraine that must have lasted at least three days. Haven't touched the stuff since. It makes me queasy just looking at the bottle, because I always remember that experience.
I find sugar has a far worse withdrawal effect than any freaking drug I've tried.
 
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