Transcript energy drinks

Energy drinks
By
Jana Kalvodová
Energy drinks
beverages which contain legal
stimulants, vitamins and minerals,
including caffeine, guarana, taurine,
various forms of maltodextrin, carnitine
and ginkgo biloba.
Some may contain high levels of sugar
or glucose.
Many beverages are flavored and
colored to resemble soft drinks.
These drinks are typically marketed
towards young people, students
People who play sports
Energy drinks are different from sports
drinks
most energy drinks simply provide lots
of sugar and caffeine, with no healthful
purpose
Effect of energy drinks
Many of the ingredients increase the
metabolism which in turn increases the
energy
The metabolic process that produces
energy for all biological functioning
Many of the chemicals in these energy
drinks are known to or believed to be
antioxidants
Prevents cellular damage
Taurine - 2-aminoethanesulfonic
acid
One of the lesser known amino acid
May help with reactive oxygen,
respiratory burst and it is an inhibitory
neurotransmitter in the central nervous
system
It hasnt been fully researched and much
of what it does is still unknown
Research into the effects of taurine on
the hearts functions
Guarana
Contains a high amount of guaranine, a
chemical substance with the same
characteristics as caffeine
This makes Guarana a stimulant similar
to coffee
Is an aphrodisiac
Causes a higher blood pressure and an
increased heart rate
guaranine
Caffeine
An alkaloid found naturally in such
foods as coffee beans, tea, guarana…
Has characteristically intense bitter
taste
Stimulant action on the central nervous
system with psychotropic effects and
stimulation of respiration
Energy drinks may contain as much as
80 mg of caffeine – cup of coffee
caffeine
Ginkgo
Known to increases metabolism,
enhance circulation
Antioxidant
B vitamins
Helps us produce energy
Essential for the breakdown of
carbohydrates into glucose, which
provides energy
Vitamins B2,B3
Ginkgo leaf
Sugar
Present as a source of energy and it
has appealing taste
Carbohydrates (which sugar is) provide
most of the energy needed in our daily
lives, both for normal body functions
such as heartbeat, breathing and
digestion and for exercise such as
cycling, walking and running
Examples of energy drinks
The most polpular
energy drinks:
Red Bull
Semtex
Shark
Semtex(250ml drink content)
caffeine
taurin
vitamin C
vitamin B6
vitamin B2
niacin
pantothenacid
folicacid
80 mg
1000 mg
50 mg
1,5 mg
1,25 mg
13,5 mg
4,5 mg
0,015 mg
Shark
References
http://www.banddesigns.com/energy
www.redbull.com
www.shark.com
Dictionary
Beverages – nápoje
Resemble - podobat se
Purpose - účel
respiratory burst heart rate srdeční frekvence
Enhance – zlepšit
Breakdown – selhání
Digestion - trávení