Enos Kristou Sopacuaperu ~ Controversy of Energy Drinks

Controversy of Energy Drinks

            Many people want to have a good condition. More over if they have busy and hard activities. The condition makes them want to keep their health and performance. It makes them to find many solutions to solve about their good condition. Many people consume vitamins to keep their good performance for their activities. Even, many people had used and consume some kinds of energy drinks to keep their health and performance. Have you ever thought what the negative effect with consuming an energy drink? I have some explanations to describe about it.

            There is no doubt if energy drinks can give refreshing and energetic effect if it often consumed. When energy drinks consumed regularly it is not only give good effect but also give negative effect for people who consumed it. First, based on journal of General Dentistry found that energy drinks contain of acidity. The acidity in an energy drinks can erode the tooth enamel. More over if an energy drinks have a high level of acidity in it. It will make the glossy outer layer that protects the tooth eroded.

            Second, based on some scientist researcher, they imply with consume energy drink regularly it will make your kidney work hard. It means your kidney must work more or twice than usual, because the kidney inside the body is filtering the liquid that comes and separates the acid that contains from the energy drinks. It means if many people using or consuming energy drinks regularly, they will have problem with they health, even though energy drinks can make them refreshing again.

            Then, based on American Researcher, they found about 30% to 50% of American teenagers regularly consume energy drinks. American teenagers consume the energy drink regularly because of their hard activities. Usually they have sport activity, working hard, and sometimes when the weather is bad they consumed energy drinks. They consume it because they wanted to keep their health and stamina for their activities. It not only gives good stamina but also makes the teeth unhealthy because energy drinks erode the tooth enamel.

            In Indonesia, there was so many kind of energy drinks that already known and consumed by many people. For the example, like “Kuku Bima Energy, Extra Joss, Ena’O, E-Juss, Hemaviton”etc, those energy drinks give a good suggestion in their advertisement to attract people to consume it. In the advertisement many energy drinks said if they consist of jinsom, royal jelly, natural sugar and others. In other side, the advertisement is only to attract people to try or buy the product. Until this time, there was so many people who do not know about the negative effect that come from consuming energy drinks. I think the goal of an energy drink advertisement is only for selling the product but it makes consumer does not know about the risk.

            In the other side, I have some solution to reduce the risk that comes from consuming energy drinks. First, based on American researcher, they said, if consume an energy drink regularly, to reduce the risk the consumer must brush the teeth after consume energy drink. It will spread the acid over the tooth enamel and keep the teeth healthy. Second, Dr. Jennifer Bone of America’s Academy of General Dentistry recommended people to chew sugar-free chewing gum and rinse mouth with water after drink energy drink. It will make the saliva inside the mouth increased, which naturally helps to return the acidity levels in the mouth to normal.

            Even though consume the energy drink will make consumer in good stamina and give a refreshing effect, consumer must be aware about the risk for consuming energy drinks. Energy drinks not always give good effect. It also gives many negative effect and risk for health. In short, if we want to consume energy drinks and become a consumer, we must know about the effect and the risk, also be a wise consumer. Remember, Energy drinks can keep your stamina also give you many health problem.