Dangers of Energy Drinks

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1. Briefly explain the purpose of the study. This is usually found toward the end of the introduction. The purpose of this study is to educate its readers on how energy drinks can affect your body. It gives health concerns for people using these drinks who are pregnant and/or those drinking them while working. Page_423____ 2. Briefly explain the methods section of the study. This includes participants, sample size, instrument/materials, and procedure. This article starts off giving the background information on what energy drinks are like how much caffeine they have, what the possible physical side effects they can have, etc. It also talks about what the pharmacologic effects can be. For example, it explains how caffeine is a methlyxanthine and how it can affect the central nervous system if used improperly or too often. The next section talks about how people who have anxiety disorders or who are pregnant should limit the amount of caffeine they consume because of the adverse effects such as nervousness, headache, dehydration, seizures, increased blood pressure and heart rate, and gastrointestinal upset. It also has a table that shows the caffeine content of several drinks like coffee and soda and how much more caffeine energy drinks have than the rest. The final section before the conclusion discusses energy drinks in the work place and when they are mixed with alcohol. It explains the concept of “crashing” after drinking too much caffeine and the dangers of mixing them with alcohol. An example of one of these dangers is, “the extra alertness provided by the energy drinks can enable individuals to drink more alcohol at one time, putting them at risk for alcohol poisoning.” (Guilbeau 427) Page_424-427 3. Briefly explain the results of the study. This article has a conclusion instead of a results section.

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