Energy Drinks
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Energy drinks are soft drinks which people take as a stimulant to stop them from feeling tired.
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They often contain lots of sugars and caffeine.
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The main energy drinks in the UK are: Red Bull, Monster, Rockstarr, Relentless and Kick.
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While energy drinks can help you keep alert and focused in moderation, too many energy drinks can make you feel unwell due to the caffeine.
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Caffeine is very addictive, you may therefore have withdrawal symptoms when you stop drinking energy drinks, the effects of this include: headaches, fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depression and difficulty concentrating.
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Other effects of drinking energy drinks regularly can be: feeling sick, insomnia (can't sleep) and high blood pressure.
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It is recommended that under the age of 18 you shouldn't have more than 100mg of caffeine a day.
You should only drink drink up to 100mg of caffeine a day!
This is equivalent to about:
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1.3 Shots of espresso
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Less than 300ml (1 and 1/4 cans) of Red Bull
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Half of one 5 Hour Energy Shot
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283ml of Monster Energy Drink (less than half a can)
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118ml of a Starbucks Venti brewed coffee (1/5 of large cup of coffee)
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3 cans of Coke
Otherwise there is some evidence that the effects of caffeine could have long-term impacts on your health.
But what does 100mg of caffeine actually mean?