Energy Drinks

dekaspace

I always remember about a year back when I saw barely after 9am a (admittedly chav looking) woman hand a baby in a pram who was just finishing off a Greggs sausage roll a FULL can of energy drink which the kid was guzzling down!

Thats a baby/toddler drinking a energy drink!!!

Zandy_23

Energy drinks be it non sugar should be discouraged specially to young children. From my readings it's never healthy even to adults. Dependency could cause serious medical side effects. More so, I don't see the point why children should try it being too young with full of energy.

Red-Squirrel_2

dekaspace wrote: »

I always remember about a year back when I saw barely after 9am a (admittedly chav looking) woman hand a baby in a pram who was just finishing off a Greggs sausage roll a FULL can of energy drink which the kid was guzzling down!

Thats a baby/toddler drinking a energy drink!!!

A baby young enough to be in a pram holding its own can of red bull? Ok then, whatever you say.

50Twuncle

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

A baby young enough to be in a pram holding its own can of red bull? Ok then, whatever you say.

Perhaps it had a rubber teat stretched over the can ?

Red-Squirrel_2

50Twuncle wrote: »

Perhaps it had a rubber teat stretched over the can ?

You never know! :rotfl::rotfl:

vacheron

When I was at uni in the early 90's, sports / energy drinks were used for just that, they were available in sports stores and a limited selection in larger supermarkets etc. (and corner shops in the heavily populated student areas).

You would see people using them generally around exam time when people would be staying up all night to revise and "extreme measures" were necessary. The likes of Red Bull etc. were only sold in 250ml cans and I can't ever recall seeing anyone under the age of 16 drinking a can, possibly because the marketing wasn't targeting them, or the product placement / presence wasn't as high?

Now however you see people sitting on buses and benches in town centers, barely moving a muscle and knocking back these huge 500ml cans and bottles containing about 15 teaspoons of sugar like water after no more physical or mental exertion than managing to put on their clothes in the morning.

To some they have become an easy alternative to eating something nutricious which is the usual way to restore energy.

The Mike Judge movie "Idiocracy" gives a very amusing if dystopian view of how such a reliance could develop!

dekaspace

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

A baby young enough to be in a pram holding its own can of red bull? Ok then, whatever you say.

Yep with both hands,and woman put it on childs lap. are you trying to imply I am lying if so thats rude.

p00hsticks

50Twuncle wrote: »

The government (nanny state) is trying to prevent under 16s from drinking energy drinks
Is this because of the caffeine or the sugar ?
What about sugar free energy drinks - are they to be restricted as well ?

The supermarkets appear to be defining an 'energy drink' by the level of caffeine in it - the amount of sugar is immaterial
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/05/uk-supermarkets-ban-sales-energy-drinks-under-16s

DCFC79

Energy drinks aren't something those under 16 should be drinking, I think the age limit is too low, should be 21.