ENERGY DRINKS www.TheCitizensWhoCare.org Energy Drinks High in Calories Know Your Booze Challenge Alcohol-Based Energy Drinks Energy Drinks vs Energy Drinks with Alcohol + Alcopops + Soft Drinks - Guess which is Cheaper? Meth Marketed as an Energy Drink The Jager Bomb - Coming to a Neighborhood Near You Energy Drink Poster 'Cocaine' in a Can 'Cocaine' Energy Drink Illegally Marketed, FDA Says Malt Based Energy Drinks Booze in a Can Soft Drinks Docs worry about kids buzzed on energy drinks 7-Eleven stores pull Cocaine energy drink Related Issues: Alcopops, Binge Drinking, Drinking, Teen Alcohol, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dieting, Obesity Thirty-one percent of U.S. teenagers say they drink energy drinks, such as Monster, Red Bull and Rockstar, but experts warn the beverages can cause serious health problems. And, some of the energy drinks contain a warning reading "Not recommended for children." Know Your Booze Challenge With Energy Drinks like Bawls, Cocaine, Hi-Ball, Monster, No Fear, Red Bull, Rock Star, Wired and Whoop Ass, to name nine of over 400 brands, there are at least 9 Brands of malt drinks that contain at least 6% alcohol and some of the same iingredients that are promoted in Energy Drinks (caffeine, ginseng, guarana, and taurine). See if you can quickly pick out the six below which contain 6+% alcohol. Answer. Please print off and post our poster on bulletin boards in the office, grocery stores, city hall, etc. and pass it around at meetings you attend (PTA, work, committees, etc.) It's all about awareness! Eneregy Drinks High in Calories * Brand Web Site (dot com) Beverage Co Ounces Calories Calories/Oz** O Adrenaline Rush sobeadrenalinerush South Beach 8.3 140 16.87 Adrenaline Rush sobeadrenalinerush South Beach 16 260 16.25 A AMP ampenergy Pepsico 8.4 120 14.28 SS Arizona Green Tea arizonabev Arizona 16 200 12.50 TT Arizona Green Tea Diet arizonabev Arizona 16 20 1.25 RR Arizona RX Energy 800.tea.3775 Arizona 23.5 352.5 15.00 Bad Boy Power badboy.com Bad Boy Power 16 220 13.75 P Bawls Guarana . Hobarama 10 120 12.00 GG Black Horse caballonegro.biz De La Energla 8.4 120 14.28 Blue Energy blueskysoda Blue Sky 16 240 15.00 HH Boo Koo Bite bookooenergy.com Boo Koo 16 240 15.00 II Boo Koo Cirtus bookooenergy.com Boo Koo 16 220 13.75 Q Coolah . Coca-Cola 16 240 15.00 JJ Diesel dieseldrink.com Diesel 16 220 13.75 Diet Red hansensenergy Hansen's 8.3 10 1.20 Energy Endurance Formula hansensenergy.com Hansen's 8.3 110 13.25 Energy Power Formula hansensenergy.com Hansen's 8.3 140 16.87 Energy Pro hansensenergy.com Hansen's 8.3 120 14.46 Essential Pomegranate sobeessentialenergy.com Sobe (South Beach) 16 230 14.38 Essential Orange sobeessentialenergy.com Sobe (South Beach) 16 240 15.0 Essn drinkessn Skylarhaley 8.4 160 13.44 Extreme Eneergy Shot arizonabev.com Arizona 16 240 15.00 R Full Throttle . Coca-Cola 16 220 13.75 Full Throttle Blue Demon 800.438.2653 Coca-Cola 16 220 13.75 S Full Throttle Fury . Coca-Cola 16 220 13.75 Go Girl www.gogirlenergy Nor-Cal 12 3 .25 CC Guru guruenergy.com Guru Eneregy Corp 8.3 100 12.00 KK Hi-Ball highballer.com High Ball 10 10 1.00 Hi-Ball Lemon Lime highballer.com High Ball 10 10 1.00 Hi-Ball Orange highballer.com High Ball 10 10 1.00 Indp. Energy iebev.com Choice First 16 240 15.00 LL Jolt Blue joltcola.com Vat Planet 23.5 352.5 15.00 MM Jolt Cherry Bomb joltcola.com Vat Planet 23.5 260 11.06 NN Jolt Cola joltcola.com Vat Planet 23.5 285.5 12.15 OO Jolt Silver joltcola.com Vat Planet 23.5 260 11.06 Kaboom Infinite kaboomenergy Brand X LLC 8 130 16.25 Kronik kronikenergy Choice First 16 260 16.25 B Lost (1) lostenterprises Lost 16 200 12.50 DD Ludicrous Hardcore ludicrousevergy Ludicrouse 16 220 13.75 EE Ludicrous Cola ludicrousevergy Ludicrouse 16 260 16.25 FF Ludicrous Peach ludicrousevergy Ludicrouse 16 220 13.75 Max Velocity albertsons.com Albertsons 16 240 15.00 C Mega drinkmegaenergy Fuze 16 200 12.50 D Monster monsterarmy Monster 16 200 12.50 T Monster Assault monsterarmy Monster 16 200 12.50 UU Monster Khaos drinkmegaenergy Monster 16 180 11.25 U Monster Lo-Carb monsterarmy Monster 16 20 1.25 V MDX mountaindew.com Mountain Dew 14 210 15.00 E No Fear sobenofear Sobe (South Beach ) 16 260 16.25 F No Fear Gold sobenofear Sobe (South Beach) 16 260 16.25 VV No Fear Super sobenofear Sobe (South Beach) 16 260 16.25 No Fear Superman 800-588-0548 Sobe (South Beach) 16 260 16.25 G NOS drinknos High Performance 16 220 13.75 W 180 180.com Anheuser Busch 8.2 120 14.63 H Red Bull redbull Australia 8.3 110 13.25 Red Bull redbull Australia 12 160 13.33 Rip It ripitenergy.com Pacific Filling 16 260 16.25 I Rock Star rockstar69 Rock Star 16 200? 12.50 BB Rock Star Cola rockstar69 Rock Star 16 240 15.00 PP Rock Star Juiced rockstar59 Rock Star 16 180 11.25 J Rock Star Juicy rockstar69 Rock Star 16 90 5.63 QQ Rock Star Zero Carb . Rock Star 16 20 1.25 Syzmo Organic syzmo BevSpec 8.4 90 10.71 X Tab . Coca-Cola 10.5 5 .48 . 24 Energy Jeff Gordon . Pepsi 16 280 17.5 Y Twisted Chopper twistedchopperenergydrink Unique Beverage 16 220 13.75 Unbound Energy unboundenergy Juicy Whip 16 220 13.75 Unbound Energy unboundenergy Unbound Beverage 16 220 13.75 Unbound Lo-carb unboundenergy Unbound Beverage 16 20 1.25 . Von Dutch . Dutch Energy 16 220 13.75 Z Wired X Burner wiredenergydrink Unique 16 20 1.25 K Wired X B12 Rush wiredenergydrink Unique 16 200 12.50 AA Wired X 294 wiredenergydrink Unique 16 220 13.75 L Wired X3000 wiredenergydrink Unique 16 220 13.75 M Whoop Ass jonessoda Jones Soda 16 200 12.50 N Xcelerator deadredenergy Dead Red 12 170 14.16 Range . . . . 12.00-16.87 Low Carb Energy Drinks Enviga Green Tea enviga.com Nestle 12 5 .42 Enviga Peach enviga.com Nestle 12 5 .42 Kronik kronikenergy Choice First 16 20 1.25 Max Velocity albertsons.com Albertsons 16 20 1.25 No Fear Sugar Free sobenofear Sobe (South Beach ) 16 20 1.25 Red Bull redbull Australia 8.3 10 1.20 Redline redlinerush.com Strade Dress 8.0 0 0.00 Rock Star Sugar Free rockstar69 Rockstar 16 20 1.25 Xcelerator Diet deadredenergy Dead Red 12 0 0.00 Xenergy Big Apple xyience.com Xyience 16 0 0.00 * Code to locate ingredients and their ranking according to volume below. ** The average person usually intakes 1/2 oz of liquid per sip. Most have similar calories as soft drinks. Low Carb Energy Drinks Ingredient Ranking Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Apple Juice Concentrate . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . Artificial Colors . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . Artificial Flavors . 5 . . . . . 13 6 . 6 7 . . Asorbic Acid (C) 12 . 11 . 9 8 12 . 8 8 . . . 7 Benzoic Acid . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . Beta Carotine . . 19 . . . 23 . . 23 . . . . Blue 1 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brominated Vegetable Oil 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Vitamin 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . B12 Vitamin 23 . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . Caffeine 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 7 10 9 9 8 8 8 Calcium Pantothenate (B5) 21 . . . . . . 10 18 19 . . . 15 Calcium Disobium Edta 15 . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . Calcium Disobium Salt of Edta . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . Carbonated water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Carmal Color . . . . 11 11 . . 9 . 8 10 . . Citrus Acid 3 4 4 . 3 3 3 . 4 5 4 4 4 3 Color added . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Creatine Monohydrate . . . 7 14 . . . . . . . . . Crystalline Fructose . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . Cyanocobalamin (B12) . 24 20 22 26 22 25 . 21 23 17 17 . 17 D-Calcium Pantothenate . . . . . . . . . . 13 14 . . Dextrose . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 . . D-Ribose . . 6 . . . 7 . . . . . . . Eleutherococcus Senticosus . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . 16 Ester Gum . . 15 . . . 18 . . 14 . . . . Folic Acid . . 19 . 25 21 24 . . . . . . . Fruit Extract . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . Fruit Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . 2 2? . . . Ginko Biloba Leaf Extract . . . . . . . . 16 15 . . . 13 Ginsing Root Extract . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . Glocose . 8 . 3 . . . 3 3 3 . . . . Glucuronolactone . 3 . 15 . . . 6 . . . . . . Grade Seed Extract . . . . 15 11 . . . . . . . . Grape Juice Concentrate . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . Guarana Seed Extract 6 22 . . 22 17 . . 7 17 . . 12 6 Gum Arabic 11 . 13 . . . 14 . . . . . . . High Fructose Corn Syrup 2* . . . 2 2 2 . 2 . 2 2 2 2 and/or sucrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inositol . 12 12 16 8 7 13 8 14 12 10 11 6 11 L-Carnitine . 19 9 9 16 12 8 . 13 11 . . . 10 L-Arginine Hydrochloride . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . Maltodextrin 9 23 . 21 . . . . . . . . . . Milk Thistle Extract . . . . . . . . 15 13 . . . 12 Monopotassium Phosphate . . 14 . 13 10 15 . . . . . . . Natural Flavors+Passion Fruit Mango 4 5 8+ 4 7 6 6+ . 6 6 6 7 5 5 Niacinamide (B3) 20 14 . 13 . . . 9 17 18 . . . 14 Niacin . . . . . . . . . . 14 13 10 . Orange Juice Concentrate 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panax Ginseng Extract 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panax Ginseng Root Extract . 20 16 8 18 13 19 . . 20 . . 11 . Pantothenic Acid . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . Pectin . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . Potassium Benzoate 16 . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . Potassium Citrate . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 9 . Potassium Sorbate . 9 . . . . 17 . 12 10 11 12 . . Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6) 24 16 18 18 23 18 22 11 21 22 15 15 13 15 Red 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? Riboflavin 22 18 . 20 . . . . 20 21 . . 14 16? Selenium . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . Selenium Complexed (3) . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . Sodium Benzoate 7 11 . . . 10 16 . 11 7 7 9 . 9 Sodium Chloride . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Citrate . 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 . . . . . . Sodium Hexameta Phosphate . . . . . 8 10 . . . . . . . Sodium Phy----- (4) 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorbic Acid . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . Soy Protein Isolate & Rice Flavor . . . . 21 16 . . . . . . . . Sucralose . . 17 19 . . 21 . . 16 . . . . Sucrose . . . 2 . . . 2 . . . . . . Taurine 13 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 12 5 . . Thiamin HCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow 5 18 . . . . . . . . . 16 16 . . Zinc L - Methionine . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . Zinc Methionine Sulfate . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . Total Ingredients 25 24 20 22 26 22 25 14 22 24 17 17 14 17 Ingredient Ranking - Continued - 1 Contents O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA BB CC DD EE Acedlfane K . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . Acedlfane Potassium . . . . . . . . . 10 . 12 . . Apple Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aacia . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . Artificial Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artificial Flavors . 7 (5) (5) . . . . . (4) (7) (6) (7) . Asorbic Acid (C) 9 . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . Benzoic Acid . . . . . 13 12 . . . . . . . Beta Carotine 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonia Extract . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . Brominated Vegetable Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Vitamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B12 Vitamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caffeine 11 6 9 10 9 11 9 8 . 8 8 10 8 . Calcium Disobium Edta . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Calcium Disobium Salt of Edta . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calcium Pantothenate (B5) . 11 . . . . . . . . . . 16 . Carnitine Fumarate . . . 9 10 . . . . 12 . . . . Carbonated water 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . Carbonated water - filtered . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . Carmal Color 18 8 . . . . . . . . 10 8 10 . Chromium Polynicotinate . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . Citrus Acid 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 . 4 2 4 . Color added . . . . . 8 7 . . . . . . . Corn Syrup . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Starch Modified . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . Creatine Monohydrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystalline Fructose . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cyanocobalamin (B12) 21 . 17 17 16 23 23 . 11 15 18 21 17 . D-Calcium Pantothenate . . . . . . . . . . 14 16 . . Dextrose . . . . . . . . . . 3 . 3 . D-Ribose 4 . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . Eleutherococcus Senticosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ester Gum 13 . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . Folic Acid 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . FD&C Red # 40 . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . FD&C Yellow # 6 . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . Fruit Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fruit Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garcinia Cambogia Rind Extract . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . Ginko Biloba Leaf Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginseng Extract . . . 8 . . . . . 7 . . . . Ginseng Root Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glucose . . . . . 3 2 . . . . . . . Glucuronolactone . . . . . 16 17 . . . . . . . Glyceraolester of Wood Rosin . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . Grade Seed Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grape Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guarana . . . . . . . . 4 14 . . . . Guarana Extract . . . 16 15 . . . . . . . . . Guarana Extract -Natural . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Guarana Seed Extract (Paullinia Cupana) 16 . . . . 18 19 6 . . .. . 15 . Gum Arabic 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Frutose Corn Syrup 2 . 2 . 2 . . 2 2 . 2 . 2 . and/or Sucrose . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . Inositol 8 . . . . 17 18 . . . 11 9 11 . L-Carnitine 7 . . . . 10 13 . . . . 14 . . L-Arginine Hydrochloride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemon . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . Maltodextrin . . . 12. . 22 22 9 . . . . . . Milk Thistle Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monopotassium Phosphate 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Flavors+Passion Fruit Mango 6 . (5) (5) 5 5 4 4 3 (4) (7) (6) (7) . Niacinamide (B3) . . 13 13 13 14 14 . . 13 . . . . Niacin . . . . . . . . . . 13 15 13 . Orange Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panax Ginseng Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panax Ginseng Root Extract 15 . . . . 9 8 . . . . . . . Pantothenic Acid . . . . . . . . . . 15 17 . . Pectin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potassium Benzoate . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . . Potassium Citrate . . 7 . . . . . . . 6 4 6 . Potassium Sorbate . . . . . . . . (6) . 12 11 12 . Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6) 14 . 14 15 14 19 20 . 10 . 16 18 16 . Red 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riboflavin . . . . . 21 21 . . . . . . . Selenium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selenium Complexed (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Benzoate . 5 (8) 7 7 . . 5 (6) 6 9 7 9 . Sodium Chloride . . . . . 15 16 . . . . . . . Sodium Citrate 5 . . 6 6 7 6 . . 5 . . . . Sodium Hexameta Phosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Phy----- (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorbic Acid . . . . . 12 10 . . . . . . . Soy Protein Isolate & Rice Flavor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sucralose . . . . . 20 11 . . 11 . 13 . . Sucrose . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Taurine . . 4 4 4 6 5 . . 2 5 3 5 . Thiamin HCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Tea . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . Vegetable Juice . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . Yellow 5 . . 16 14 11 . . . . . 17 19 . . Zinc L - Methionine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zinc Methionine Sulfate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underconstruction. Ingredient Ranking - Continued - 2 Contents FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM NN OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU VV Acedlfane K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acedlfane Potassium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apple Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aacia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artificial Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artificial Flavors . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asorbic Acid (C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benzoic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beta Carotine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonia Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brominated Vegetable Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B Vitamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B12 Vitamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caffeine . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calcium Disobium Edta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calcium Disobium Salt of Edta . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calcium Pantothenate (B5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carnitine Fumarate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbonated water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbonated water - filtered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmal Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chromium Polynicotinate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citrus Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color added . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Syrup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Starch Modified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creatine Monohydrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystalline Fructose . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cyanocobalamin (B12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-Calcium Pantothenate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dextrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-Ribose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleutherococcus Senticosus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ester Gum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Folic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FD&C Red # 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FD&C Yellow # 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fruit Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fruit Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garcinia Cambogia Rind Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginko Biloba Leaf Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginseng Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginseng Root Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glucose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glucuronolactone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glyceraolester of Wood Rosin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grade Seed Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grape Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guarana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guarana Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guarana Extract -Natural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guarana Seed Extract (Paullinia Cupana) . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Gum Arabic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Frutose Corn Syrup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and/or Sucrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inositol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-Carnitine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L-Arginine Hydrochloride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maltodextrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milk Thistle Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monopotassium Phosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Flavors+Passion Fruit Mango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niacinamide (B3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niacin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Juice Concentrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panax Ginseng Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panax Ginseng Root Extract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantothenic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pectin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potassium Benzoate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potassium Citrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potassium Sorbate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riboflavin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selenium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selenium Complexed (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Benzoate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Chloride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Citrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Hexameta Phosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium Phy----- (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorbic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soy Protein Isolate & Rice Flavor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sucralose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sucrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taurine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thiamin HCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Tea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vegetable Juice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zinc L - Methionine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zinc Methionine Sulfate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Ingredients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Consumer resonsible. Limit 3 cans/day. Some say only 2 cans/day. (2) Apple, pear, mango, orange, passion fruit juice from concentrates. (3) Includes amino acids and polypeptides (4) Unable to read label. * Or sugar Most products carried the following statements: "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration." "This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease." "Not recommended for chlidren, pregnant or nursing women, or those sensitive to cafine." Soft Drinks High in Calories (12 ounce cans) Brand Calories Calories/Ounce* A&W Root Beer 170 14.17 Barq's Root Beer 160 13.33 Big K Root Beer 180 15.00 Coca Cola 140 11.67 Coca Cola Classic 140 11.67 Coca Cola w/Lime 140 11.67 Coca Cola C2 70 5.83 Dr Pepper 150 12.50 Dr Pepper Cherry/Vinella 140 11.67 Dr Pepper Berry & Cream 140 11.67 Fanta Orange 160 13.33 Fred Meyer's Black Cherry 190 15.83 Fred Meyer's Orange 190 15.83 Fred Meyer's Root Beer 180 15.00 Fresca's Vault 180 15.00 Mountain Dew 170 14.17 Mug Root Beer 160 13.33 Nestea Lemon 120 10.00 Minute Made Fruit 170 14.17 Minute Made Punch 170 14.17 Minute Made Pink Lemonade 150 12.50 Minute Made Lemon 150 12.50 Pepsi 150 12.50 Pepsi Caffeine Free 150 12.50 Pibb Extra 140 11.67 RC Cola 160 13.33 7-Up 140 11.67 Siera Mist 140 11.67 Sprite 140 11.67 Squirt 140 11.67 Range . 11.67-15.83 * The average person usually intakes 1/2 oz of liquid per sip. Most have similar calories as energy drinks. Alcohol-Based Energy Drinks Are you aware that there are at least 11 premium mal beverages on the grocer's shelf. They are packaged in16 ounce cans that look like energy drinks and carry some of the same energy ingredients (caffeine, taurine, ginseng, guarana) and also have from 6.0% to 8.0% ALC/VOL. (they seldom use the word Alcohol). Here they are in alphabetical order: Charge (6.9%), Core (6.9%), Hard Wired X (not pictured (6.9%), Rockstar Twenty-one (6.0%), Rockstar 21 (6.0%), Rockstar Twenty-one Light (6.0%), Sparks (6.0%), Sparks Light (6.0%), Sparks Plus (7.0%), Stinger (7.0%). Tilt (6.6%) and Tilt (8.0%). Malt Based Energy Drinks . Brand Parent Ounces % Alc/Vol Caffeine Taurine Ginseng Guarana RRR Liquid Charge Charge Bev 16 6.9 X X X X SSS Liquid Core Charge Bev 16 6.9 X X X X Hard Wired X Hard Wired 16 6.9 X X X X TTT Rockstar 21 Rockstar 16 6.0 X X X X UUU Rockstar Lite Rockstar 16 6.0 X X X X Rockstar 21 Rockstar 16 6.0 X X X X VVV Sparks Steel 16 6.0 X X X X WWW Sparks Plus Steel 16 7.0 X X X X XXX Sparks Light Steel 16 6.0 X X X X YYY Stinger Mickey's 16 7.0 X X - X ZZZ Tilt Anheuser-Busch 16 6.6 X - X X 'Cocaine' in a Can A Las Vegas company is marketing an energy drink called "Cocaine" to young partygoers, calling it a "legal alternative" to the real thing, the New York Post reported. Redux Beverages claims that the drink, which contains simple sugars, caffeine and vitamin B-12, gives users a "high" that lasts for five hours and doesn't make drinkers crash like other energy drinks. The company also asserts the Cocaine is "350 percent stronger than Red Bull." "When a person sees the name of the drink, some psychological effect happens and the person is already experiencing the energy buzz before they even open the can," said Redux owner Jamey Kirby. "I can think of no other product except real cocaine that could have that effect on the public." Drinkers reported that the beverage has a taste like a cherry Jolly Rancher; some reported getting a rush from the drink, but side-effects like heartburn and a racing heart also were noted. Kirby said one of the ingredients in Cocaine induces a slightly numb feeling in the throat, mimicking the effect of real cocaine. The drink is slated to go on sale in New York this fall. Source: www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2006/cocaine-in-a-can.html 'Cocaine' Energy Drink Illegally Marketed, FDA Says The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that the controversial "Cocaine" energy drink is a drug subject to FDA regulation, and said that manufacturer Redux Beverages is illegally marketing the product. In an April 4 letter to Redux, the FDA said that the company acted illegally in marketing Cocaine as an alternative to street drugs and as a dietary supplement. The energy drink does not contain cocaine, but it's logo is spelled out in a font that resembles white powder and the drink is billed as "the legal alternative." Other marketing materials refer to the drink as "Speed in a Can" and "Liquid Cocaine." The FDA said that company claims that an ingredient in Cocaine called inositol reduced cholesterol and prevents hardening of the arteries makes the drink a dietary supplement that requires FDA approval. "Your product, Cocaine, is a drug," the FDA wrote, adding that the Cocaine packaging fails to include "adequate directions for its intended uses." Hannah Kirby, managing partner of Redux, responded, "Obviously, we're not a drug. We pretty much have the identical ingredients of every other energy drink out there." However, she said that the firm is working with FDA to ensure that their marketing of Cocaine is legal. Source: www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2007/cocaine-energy-drink.html   Docs worry about kids buzzed on energy drinks More than 500 new energy drinks launched worldwide this year, and coffee fans are probably too old to understand why. Energy drinks aren’t merely popular with young people. They attract fan mail on their own MySpace pages. They spawn urban legends. They get reviewed by bloggers. And they taste like carbonated cough syrup. Vying for the dollars of teenagers with promises of weight loss, increased endurance and legal highs, the new products join top-sellers Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar to make up a $3.4 billion-a-year industry that grew by 80 percent last year. Thirty-one percent of U.S. teenagers say they drink energy drinks, according to Simmons Research. That represents 7.6 million teens, a jump of almost 3 million in three years. Nutritionists warn that the drinks, laden with caffeine and sugar, can hook kids on an unhealthy jolt-and-crash cycle. The caffeine comes from multiple sources, making it hard to tell how much the drinks contain. Some have B vitamins, which when taken in megadoses can cause rapid heartbeat, and numbness and tingling in the hands and feet.  Health risks add to appeal But the biggest worry is how some teens use the drinks. Some report downing several cans in a row to get a buzz, and a new study found a surprising number of poison-center calls from young people getting sick from too much caffeine. Danger only adds to the appeal, said Bryan Greenberg, a marketing consultant and an assistant professor of marketing at Elizabethtown College. “Young people need to break away from the bonds of adults and what society thinks is right,” he said. They’ve grown up watching their parents drink Starbucks coffee, and want their own version. Heart palpitations aren’t likely to scare them off. Most brands target male teens and 20-somethings. Industry leader Red Bull, the first energy drink on the market, is now the “big arena band” of the bunch “teetering on the edge of becoming too big and too corporate,” Greenberg said. “Monster is more of a hard rocker, maybe with a little punk thrown in, much more hardcore,” he said. “Rockstar is the more mainstream, glam rock band that’s more about partying then playing.” (Monster is produced by Corona, Calif.-based Hansen Natural Corp., and Rockstar, distributed by Coca-Cola Co., is made by Las Vegas-based Rockstar Inc.) Fierce competition Greenberg said the fierce competition among hundreds of new drinks, with Austria-based Red Bull guarding the biggest market share, leads to a “ratcheting up” of taboo names as companies try to break out from the crowd. Cocaine Energy Drink, which launched in September and now sells in convenience stores and nightclubs in six states, is the latest example, following a twisted logic set by drinks named Pimpjuice and Bawls. Hannah Kirby of the Las Vegas company behind Cocaine Energy Drink said Greenberg has it right. Kirby and her husband, Redux Beverage founder James Kirby, wanted to call their drink by the ho-hum name Reboot. That name was taken, so they decided to get provocative. “We knew we would get noticed against a thousand other energy drinks,” she said. “We knew kids would find it cool, but we also wanted to stress the idea that it’s an energy drink, you don’t need drugs.” Their slogan is “The Legal Alternative.” The Kirbys are parents of an 18-year-old son, Kirby said. The boy grew up hearing he shouldn’t drink energy drinks on a school night. Rumors swirl around Red Bull Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz based his product on tonics sold in Asia. He started selling Red Bull in 1987 in Austria, his native country, and today 2.5 billion cans are sold a year in more than 130 nations. The industry leader grabbed more than 37 percent of the U.S. market last year, according to Beverage Digest. Rumors have swirled around Red Bull for years. Contrary to hearsay, the ingredient taurine (an amino acid important in making bile to aid digestion) is not made from bull urine, and Mateschitz did not learn about Red Bull from rickshaw drivers in Thailand. The urban legends-debunking Web site www.snopes.com has a page devoted to exposing the false claim that Red Bull contains a banned substance linked to brain tumors. No evidence was ever found that sudden deaths in Ireland and Sweden were caused by people drinking Red Bull. But it’s true that the Swedish government studied energy drinks and recommended they not be used to quench thirst or replenish liquid when exercising. And they should not be mixed with alcohol. 'Energy beers' stir controversy Too late. Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing now produce several “energy beers” — beer containing caffeine. And Red Bull and vodka — mixed up by bartenders who call it a Friday Flattener or a Dirty Pompadour — has been popular for a decade. On Red Bull’s MySpace page, the product’s 11,000 “friends” include alcohol products, which also have their own MySpace pages. A Brazilian study found college students didn’t feel as drunk as they actually were after drinking vodka and Red Bull. Their perception of their coordination and reaction time didn’t match objective tests. The potential for accidents and alcohol poisoning worries Dr. Sandra Braganza, a pediatrician and nutrition expert at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York. As she prepared to write an article about energy drinks for a pediatrics journal, she was surprised how little published research she could find on them. “The truth is, we don’t know what kind of effects these ingredients can have,” Braganza said of taurine, glucuronolactone and guarana. “We have to start doing more studies on this.” Caffeine overdoses Earlier this month, a new study found a surprising number of caffeine overdose reports to a Chicago poison control center. These involved young people taking alertness pills such as NoDoz or energy drinks, sometimes mixed with alcohol or other drugs. During three years of reports to the center, the researchers found 265 cases of caffeine abuse. Twelve percent of those required a trip to the hospital. The average age of the caffeine user was 21. “Young people are taking caffeine to stay awake, or perhaps to get high, and many of them are ending up in the emergency department,” said Dr. Danielle McCarthy of Northwestern University, who conducted the study. “Caffeine is a drug and should be treated with caution, as any drug is.” How much caffeine do energy drinks contain? A University of Florida study found that some products, although served in cans two-thirds the size of a standard can of Coke, contain two to four times the amount of caffeine as that Coke. Energy drinks are unregulated in the United States, but the authors of the University of Florida paper suggest warning labels for them. And now energy drinks are moving toward bigger cans with some products raising the caffeine content to gain a competitive edge, said John Sicher of Beverage Digest. The biggest, so far, is 24 ounces. Moderation is key Parents should think twice before sending their children out the door with an energy drink, said Molly Morgan, a dietitian in upstate New York who consults with schools and talks to students, parents and coaches about energy drinks. “My message to parents is moderation,” Morgan said. “That means one can a day or less, and view it as a treat, not part of a daily routine.” Full of sugar and caffeine, energy drinks share the same health problems as soft drinks, she said. But some parents and coaches have bought the message that the drinks can enhance kids’ performance in sports and increase concentration in school. The evidence is weak, involving tiny studies. British research by a scientist who has since received funding from Red Bull found that among 36 volunteers, those who drank the product improved aerobic endurance and recalled numbers better. A British study of 42 people found Red Bull had no effect on memory, but did improve attention and verbal reasoning. A University of Wisconsin study of 14 students found that two energy drink ingredients, caffeine and taurine, didn’t improve short-term memory but led to slower heart rates and higher blood pressure. Since some energy drink ingredients generally speed up heart rates, the researchers could only speculate on the cause. Carol Ann Rinzler, author of “Nutrition for Dummies,” examined the labels of the top three energy drinks. “The labels simply don’t deliver all the facts,” she said. “For example, while all list caffeine as an ingredient, and most tell you exactly how much caffeine is in the drink, they also list guarana, a caffeine source, as a separate ingredient but don’t tell how much caffeine one gets from the guarana.” Drinks also deliver sugar high Rinzler said energy drinks also deliver a huge hit of sugar. “Drink more than one and you get lots of sugar — 14 teaspoons in two cans, 21 teaspoons in three,” she said. Add in megadoses of some vitamins; unnecessary nutrients (taurine) and more caffeine than plain sodas and you get “a fast up-and-down sugar high and a really rough caffeine buzz,” she said. “And drinking two or three cans a day for a period of weeks or months might trigger some side effects from the vitamin megadoses.” New brands are appearing at the rate of almost one per day, making it difficult for Denver blogger Dan Mayer to keep up. As a hobby, Mayer reviews each new energy drink he can find. His is not the only energy drink review site, but it’s one of the most popular. “I’ve reviewed a little over 200 now. For most of these, the companies contact me. I’ll find something new at 7-Eleven once in a while, but that’s kind of rare,” he said. When Mayer meets an energy drink he doesn’t like, his words can sting: “This is the kind of drink that was created by a bunch of rich fat people that have never had an energy drink in their life and really don’t understand why this fad is around, they just know they want to be a part of the profit from it.” A Los Angeles company has asked him to design a new drink, but Mayer hasn’t quit his day job yet. Pressed to explain the appeal of energy drinks, the 24-year-old spokesman for the buzzed generation said: “It’s Starbucks for kids. With the tons of caffeine they put into these things, it gives you a little legal form of speed essentially.” Source: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15403552/wid/11915773/ 7-Eleven stores pull Cocaine energy drink Convenience-store operator 7-Eleven Inc. is telling franchises to pull a high-caffeine drink from its shelves because of the product's name: Cocaine. The company acted after getting complaints from parents of teens, who are a big part of the drink's target audience. "Our merchandising team believes the product's name promotes an image which we didn't want to be associated with," said Margaret Chabris, a spokeswoman for 7-Eleven. Cocaine comes in red cans, with the name spelled out in what are meant to resemble lines of white powder. According to the label, each 8.4-fluid ounce can contains 280 milligrams of caffeine _ more jolt than a cup of coffee, a can of Coca-Cola or the leading energy drink, Red Bull _ but no cocaine. The drink is made by Redux Beverages of Las Vegas, which markets it as "The legal alternative." Hannah Kirby, the company's managing partner, said 7-Eleven stores didn't account for many sales of the drink. It hit shelves in New York and California in August and is now available in more than a half-dozen states, mostly in mom-and-pop convenience and liquor stores. This isn't the first time Cocaine has been yanked. Some stores in the New York area pulled the drink after local politicians complained. It's all part of the company's plan to stand out in the fast-growing energy drink market. "We knew the name was going to be provocative," said Kirby, whose husband, James, created the drink. Kirby said the company wasn't glorifying an illegal drug in the eyes of its young consumers. "Kids understand the difference between a controlled substance and an energy drink," she said. Chabris, the 7-Eleven spokeswoman, said the Dallas-based chain is recommending that franchisees not stock the drink. Chabris said a vendor that isn't recommended by 7-Eleven "dropped the product off at some stores in Northern California." She said she didn't know how many stores carried it. 7-Eleven stores sell other energy drinks, which nutritionists warn can cause caffeine and sugar highs followed by crashing lows among kids who consume them — sometimes several in a row. Researchers in Chicago reported this month that they saw a surprisingly high number of cases of caffeine abuse over the past three years, including 12 percent that required hospital treatment. The average age of the victims was 21. Source: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15411444/ Answer to the Know Your Booze Challenge: Charge, Core, Rock Star 21, Sparks, Stinger, and Tilt. Scroll up to laern more about the impact of Energy Drinks on you and your children. Think about it! ©2007, www.TheCitizensWhoCare.org/brookings/energydrinks2.html