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Mike Wehner
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- Energy drinks are an incredibly popular type of beverage that some people consume on a regular basis for performance-enhancing benefits.
- Unfortunately, the drinks are often packed with sugar as well as other ingredients that may affect parts of the human body in less desirable ways.
- A new study from scientists at Texas A&M suggests that many of the drinks may affect the heart in unforeseen ways, up to and including shortening your life expectancy.
When 2 o'clock rolls around and the post-lunch coma starts to set in, or you're up late trying to finish a work or school project, you might be tempted to reach for an energy drink. Energy drinks exploded in popularity a couple of decades ago and they're still very popular today. They're tasty and, depending on the brand, they definitely offer a boost of wakefulness and focus, but they also have a scary downside.
We all know that drinking sugary beverages isn't good for us, but a new study by researchers at Texas A&M University suggests that energy drinks specifically may be even worse for us than we thought. The study looked at the effects of 17 different popular energy drink brands on the cells that make up the majority of the heart muscle. What they found was incredibly alarming, and may be enough to get you to swear off energy drinks for good.
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