Are There Risks to Energy Drinks?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2018-10-24

Red Bull and Rockstar brand energy drinks are put to the test.

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Stay tuned for my next video Are There Benefits of Energy Drinks? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-there-benefits-of-energy-drinks).

What about coconut water? Here you go: Coconut Water for Athletic Performance vs. Sports Drinks (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Coconut-Water-for-Athletic-Performance-vs-Sports-Drinks).

If energy drinks are risky, what about the original energy drink coffee? See:
• Coffee and Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/coffee-and-cancer/)
• Preventing Liver Cancer with Coffee? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-liver-cancer-with-coffee/)
• Coffee and Artery Function (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/Coffee-and-Artery-Function)
• Coffee and Mortality (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/coffee-and-mortality)

Anything we can consume that improve blood pressure? Check out:
• Hibiscus Tea vs. Plant-Based Diets for Hypertension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/hibiscus-tea-vs-plant-based-diets-for-hypertension/)
• Flax Seeds for Hypertension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax-seeds-for-hypertension/)
• Oxygenating Blood With Nitrate-Rich Vegetables (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/oxygenating-blood-with-nitrate-rich-vegetables)
• How Not to Die from High Blood Pressure (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-high-blood-pressure)

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