By Carissa Sweet

The Chemistry of

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• Emerged in Japan in the 1960’s

• Originally for medical purposes

• Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz created Red Bull

• Came to America in the 1990’s

• Rockstar emerged in 2001

History of energy drinks

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• Taurine

• Guarana

• Ginseng

• Ginkgo balboa

• L-carnitine

• Sugar

• Yerba mate

• Creatine

• Acai berry

• Milk thistle

• L-theanine

• inositol

Ingredients

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• Increases your energy

• Makes you alert

• Raises heart and blood pressure

• Stress reliever

• Increases memory

• Increases concentration

• Increases endurance and weight loss

• Detoxifier

What it does

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http://altrocklive.com/blog/2011/06/rockstar-energy-drink-uproar-festival/

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• Sleeplessness

• Headaches

• Nausea

• The jitters

• Vomiting

Side effects

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• Increased blood pressure• Increased heart rate• Caffeine addiction•Diuretic dependence

Long term effects

http://mayorshealthline.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/1201/

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• Popular at nightclubs and parties to mix Rockstar with alcohol.

• Causes you to feel full

• Experience crash, dehydration, and collapsing

Party like a rockstar

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• http://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drink-ingredients

• http://www.edrinks.net/energy-drinks/drink/drink-safety.aspx

• http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/health/01brody.html

• http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/14379/1/Long-Term-Effects-of-Energy-Drinks.html

• http://truthaboutrockstarenergydrink.com/russell-weiner.html

• http://www.citynetmagazine.com/nightlife/energy-drinks.html

• http://www.mupsip.com/history-energy-drinks.html

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