Energy Drinks
The main ingredient in energy drinks
What is caffeine?
This government department sets regulations for caffeinated Energy Drinks.
What is Health Canada?
What is 12 and under?
The amount of caffeine in a 500 ml energy drink is 160mg or 95mg
What is 160mg?
Based on an average cost of $5 for an energy drink this is the cost if someone had one per day for a week.
What is $35?
(Think of what you could buy instead.)
Two names of energy drinks
What are Monster, Celsius, Red Bull, Rock Star?
Energy drinks must have this kind of label.
What is a caution label? (Energy drinks must have this caution statement: "Not recommended for those under 14 years old, pregnant or breastfeeding women or individuals sensitive to caffeine")
Name of an energy drink that has marketing hype.
What is Rock Star, Red Bull, Monster and Pure Energy?
85mg is the maximum caffeine intake per day for 4 to 6 year olds or 10 to 12 year olds
What are 10 to 12 year olds?
(A can of energy drink contains much more caffeine than this amount and can put these youth at risk for symptoms such as anxiety or jitteriness.)
Mixing energy drinks with alcohol can lead to a risk of this.
What is alcohol poisoning?
(The caffeine in the energy drink is a stimulant which increases alertness and may make you think you are not as drunk as you are and you may continue to drink. Overdrinking in a short period of time may lead to loss of gag reflex and shortness of breath.)
Guarana, taurine and ginseng are some of these.
What are additives to energy drinks? (These 3 claim therapeutic benefits but are far below the amount needed for therapeutic results.)
All energy drinks must have a supplementary food fact table by this date.
December 31st, 2025
(This label will include how much caffeine is in the container.)
Energy drink companies have connected with these individuals to appeal to young males.
What are male icons such has UFC fighters, moto cross champions and race car drivers?
Researchers found that youth in grade 7, 8 and 9 with higher caffeine intake experience more of this.
What are sleep disturbances?
What is impair hydration or dehydrate you?
(Energy drinks are not sports drinks.)
The supplemented food caution identifier on an energy drink can tells you this.
What is inform you that there are caution statements on the back of the can?
The newest way to "sell" Energy Drinks
What are influencers?
(They normalize the consumption of them.)
Caffeine is an addictive substance. Following caffeine exposure a withdrawal symptom that you may experience is this.
What is irritability, anxiety, fatigue and headache?
Two things you can do to increase energy in a healthy way.
What are drink water, sleep well, be active and eat well?