In March, The Journal of American College Health published a report on the link between energy drinks, athletics and risky behavior. The study's author, Kathleen Miller, an addiction researcher at the University of Buffalo, says it suggests that high consumption of energy drinks is associated with "toxic jock" behavior, a constellation of risky and aggressive behaviors including unprotected sex, substance abuse and violence.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/27/healthscience/27well.php (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/27/healthscience/27well.php)
I cant even believe some of the stupid shit they come up with these days. I mean on the one hand, most guys I know in the military drink shit tons of energy drinks. And usually marines have more A type - risk taking personalities. However then I think about this past season of the hills. And every one of those girls was downing red bulls like there was a cock at the bottom of the can. And I doubt im going to be seeing LC driving a bull dozer through a police station any time soon.
It just blows my mind that someone would even be allowed to publish such an idiotic article.
QuoteThe finding doesn't mean the drinks cause bad behavior. But the data suggest that regular consumption of energy drinks may be a red flag for parents that their children are more likely to take risks with their health and safety. "It appears the kids who are heavily into drinking energy drinks are more likely to be the ones who are inclined toward taking risks," Miller said.
Try again Trey.... :)
PS and disclaimer :
That's nearly all I read from the article...
yeah that's my point. The info is 100% inconclusive. But now all kinds of parents are going to freak the fuck out every time their high schooler comes home with an energy drink.
OK, that's 1 point for you then, and I do agree...
I tend to not care about that, there are so many similar faggottries : video games, black metal, etc.
It's so ridiculous it bores me asleep...
Honestly people who give any credit to that are so dumb that they don't deserve anything more than me not giving a shit...
I guess it just bugs me to think about some fat, useless, and completely bored mom somewhere in middle America watching this story on the 9:00 news and gasping right before she says " oh Jesus help me, Johnny was just drinking one of those before school this morning"
So I guess actually its really just stupid people who dont fucking think at all who bug me.
Quote from: Variable on Jun 06, 2008, 08:19 AM
I guess it just bugs me to think about some fat, useless, and completely bored mom somewhere in middle America watching this story on the 9:00 news and gasping right before she says " oh Jesus help me, Johnny was just drinking one of those before school this morning"
totally idiotic.
it scares me how people can be so naive and credulous. there are tons of these examples in Lithuania, where I live, too.
all the haze, mass media controls people.
i blame the ganja.. or should i say. DEVILS LEAF
yeah I was just talking about that last night ( obviously this article struck a nerve ) About how schools were reporting bad behavior and lower testing scores by students who drink energy drinks. I was like, Well they were drinking their monster because they were high as fuck and they needed to be able to stay awake during class. That's why their fucking scores were low...........sounded better then.
stick with coffee kids
yeah because a mochafrapacaramelfructose15 shots of espresso is waaaaayyy better
i dont and won't drink energy drinks or coffee. both are bad for you
anyway. i always blame shitty parenting for kids doing bad things or growing up and being nuts.
yeah, for sure parenting for the most part and also social and environmental issues too.
But I find it strange that you ( as most of us know your better habbits ) would not try energy drinks for health issues. Im not even 100% convinced that the low carb - low sugar drinks are bad for you.
i drink lots of coffee and lots of energy drinks and i as much as i really wish they made me more likely to perform risky or sexually pleasing activities, they don't. all they do is make you awake and annoying to others.
Quote from: Oldnewtype on Jun 08, 2008, 01:23 AM
i drink lots of coffee and lots of energy drinks and i as much as i really wish they made me more likely to perform risky or sexually pleasing activities, they don't. all they do is make you awake and annoying to others.
lol, great post.
theres a new "anti-energy" drink coming out called Drank. it contains melotonin, rose hips and valerian...jesus, its like legal uppers and downers nowadays.
lol sick, I gota get some.
Sometimes I drink a red bull, and I just black out. Then the next day I wake up and get on SL and realize that I spent all night making really mean coments to people :( melotonin to the rescue!
thats what i do when i get drunk.
last time i got wasted on the computer i sent a girl a message saying i was going to "mercilessly fuck her till she can't even breathe"
she didnt think it was as hot as i did.
Quote from: Oldnewtype on Jun 13, 2008, 02:03 PM
thats what i do when i get drunk.
last time i got wasted on the computer i sent a girl a message saying i was going to "mercilessly fuck her till she can't even breathe"
she didnt think it was as hot as i did.
LoL pure brilliance!
yeah but at least he wasn't drinking any energy drinks. Otherwise he might have actually done it.
I've had enough coffee now im pretty sure my dick has shrunk down enough to fit through the internet, so i might do that.
coffee doesn't make your dick shrink. It has actually been proven that black coffee ( not the gay mod ) is very healthy for you
not for "you." for those people that made whatever article you read. Everyone is different. I'd subsitute a glass of orange juice every morning over black coffee in any lifetime and outlive adam himself.
Not true. Coffee is loaded with anti oxidants and has been proven to prevent cirrhosis of the live, diabetes, and prostate cancer ( when drank black, and only one cup a day). Thats good for EVERYONE. Well, the last bit only for the males. But you saying coffee is only good for some people is the same as me saying orange juice is only good for some people. Try to know what you are talking about before you open your mouth, k.
lol
Quote from: Variable on Jun 14, 2008, 03:37 PM
Not true. Coffee is loaded with anti oxidants and has been proven to prevent cirrhosis of the live, diabetes, and prostate cancer ( when drank black, and only one cup a day). Thats good for EVERYONE. Well, the last bit only for the males. But you saying coffee is only good for some people is the same as me saying orange juice is only good for some people. Try to know what you are talking about before you open your mouth, k.
No, everything is different for everyone, period. And if your so interested and argumentive about it then why don't you dedicate your life to being a scientist and doing an experiment on what one cup of coffee every morning would do for you opposed to one cup of oarange juice every morning for any human beings life, whether their health is good or bad. you know whos gonna be healthier, its obvious, don't even play it. Honey Tea for MY strong drink.
this article is bullshit. why stir up problems over mere speculation? "frequent of consumption of energy drinks" is probably one of the last things connected to "toxic behavior." maybe its the alcohol and drugs that almost all these types of people do. yeah, that sounds right. just as many "non-toxic" (what a clever title, may i add) people drink Red Bull as "toxic" people.
honestly, what is the media going to pull out of their asses next?
"New Study Shows That 95% of males between the ages of 18 and 35 who regularly partake in anal sex are gay."
shocking.
^ thats my point. It was a ridiculous article - report that made front page news
Quote from: LIFEAFTERDEATH on Jun 14, 2008, 11:22 PM
Quote from: Variable on Jun 14, 2008, 03:37 PM
Not true. Coffee is loaded with anti oxidants and has been proven to prevent cirrhosis of the live, diabetes, and prostate cancer ( when drank black, and only one cup a day). Thats good for EVERYONE. Well, the last bit only for the males. But you saying coffee is only good for some people is the same as me saying orange juice is only good for some people. Try to know what you are talking about before you open your mouth, k.
No, everything is different for everyone, period. And if your so interested and argumentive about it then why don't you dedicate your life to being a scientist and doing an experiment on what one cup of coffee every morning would do for you opposed to one cup of oarange juice every morning for any human beings life, whether their health is good or bad. you know whos gonna be healthier, its obvious, don't even play it. Honey Tea for MY strong drink.
Not everything is different for everyone , period. You and I could both take a large dose of cyanide and be would both be dead, period. And the way we died would be the same, period. Our cells would lose the ability to use oxygen, period.
You are right in that people have general chemistry differences in their bodies. Some men naturally produce more testosterone than other men. Some women more estrogen. I obviously was born with a bigger brain than you. I get all of that. However their are general truths that all of us in the field of science that you recommend I join accept as truth. And a couple of those general truths are - antioxidants are good, and one cup of black coffee a day can prevent cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, and prostate cancer. Of course their are always exceptions. But generally speaking, that is the way it works.
And how the fuck are you going to say that Im the one being argumentative about this? You started it and are the one just talking shit for the sake of it.