The Pros And Cons Of Energy Drinks

As a full-time college student, it can be hard trying to balance a schedule in which consists of school, work, parenting (in some occasions), maintaining a social life and getting enough sleep, and then repeat the same process the following day. Which can be tiring on the long run for instance, for me to maintain active an entire day, I know I at least need to nap for just a few minutes. However, I seemed to notice that, it does not seem to be the same case for many students. Based from what I have observed in my evening class, is that many of my classmates fight their lack of energy with a can of energy drink, whether it is a Monster, a Red Bull or a Rock Star. That is why I am interested on whether a student’s lifestyle may influence the

In my perspective, I believe this to be true because not only are there varieties of energy drink machines in the disposition for many students on campus, but also the consumption of the drinks, has continued to gain in popularity since the 1997 debut of Red Bull (Malinauskas et al., 2007). Additionally, the article talks about finding a correlation between energy drinks and six situations such as treating hangovers, insufficient sleep, need for energy, studying (or major project), driving a car for a long period, or mixing it with alcohol and the usage of energy drinks. The article also states that most users consumed energy drinks to increase their energy (65%) and to drink with alcohol while partying (54%) (Malinauskas et al., 2007). Meaning that even though, the consumption of energy drinks varied on the six situations that were tested partying and the need for energy was still higher. However, based on the article the consumption of energy drinks is particularly popular for insufficient sleep, when one needs more energy in general, to drink with alcohol while partying, and when studying for an exam or major course project (Malinauskas et al., 2007). Concluding that although, consuming energy drinks for the need of energy and mixing with alcohol showed the highest percentages of consumption, it does not determine that the other two situations are