Should energy drinks like Red Bull be banned?

[An don]

Thats like saying if a person smokes or drinks then they have no self control. Thats rubbish. You can have an energy drink anytime whereas you cant have alcohol at anytime because of work , driving etc. there are plenty ppl who have lots of self control that drink too much of these and my main point for banning them is i dont believe the manufacturers are being honest on the labels.

Westside.

No sham, think back to your first post on this thread when you said it was an addiction much the same as being addicted to drink, fags and painkillers even .

[Westsidex]

With the amount of shite you put in your body I'm surprised you're still alive..........

A few friends said that too.One of them said he was amazed i could still stand. Funny thing is my heart and liver ,kidneys were tested and they are perfect except that i have an enlarged heart from the lifting an di could function just fine. I never got aggressive (in fact i got far more agro from testosterone than all of this stuff together). I honestly believe the organs adapt to the stuff after a while as they would adapt to anything but eventually it does catch up and i pulled back before it caught up.
I didnt smoke, eat crap or drink back then and i had as little stress in my life as any guy in my position would have. So while it may have being alot i had reduced the other hazards to a min. I was injured too and in constant pain so they did help alot.

no pain now,
Westside.

[Rod Stewart]

I wouldn't like to see Red Bull banned, i drink 1 or else 2 of them on a normal day, i had 1 at 10am today and had another at about 7 or 8pm this evening, in the last few years i can safely say that i have not gone even 1 day without drinkin at least 1 can a day, usually its 1 can but sometimes 2, but i can take 3 or maybe 4 sometimes. If i'm away all day on a busy day i'll have about 4 or 5 sometimes. Yesterday in Tesco i bought 8 cans if Red Bull for only €6.79! A f*ckin bargain! When u consider that its over €2 for just 1 can. Centra are also selling 4 cans of red bull for only €4, but the 8 cans for under €7 was a better deal. Obviously they are both only special offers for a short while, a few days only.
I drink a bottle of lucozade (original) every day, in the morning time about 9 or 10am, and down a can of red bull shortly after. I think Red Bull on its own is better than coffee, but also like coffee, both should be taken in moderation, and i know that i'm addicted to it now but it doesn't bother me. I think its ok if people are under pressure or want it to give them a boost for something then they should take it, but take it about an hour before u do anything. (bit like viagra haha). But i think its ok.

[Westsidex]

No sham, think back to your first post on this thread when you said it was an addiction much the same as being addicted to drink, fags and painkillers even .

True but my point is we know whats in fags, pain killers and drink. We do not know whats in these energy drinks and i dont think we are being told either.

Westside.

[Dirty Harry]

I wouldn't like to see Red Bull banned, i drink 1 or else 2 of them on a normal day, i had 1 at 10am today and had another at about 7 or 8pm this evening, in the last few years i can safely say that i have not gone even 1 day without drinkin at least 1 can a day, usually its 1 can but sometimes 2, but i can take 3 or maybe 4 sometimes. If i'm away all day on a busy day i'll have about 4 or 5 sometimes. Yesterday in Tesco i bought 8 cans if Red Bull for only €6.79! A f*ckin bargain! When u consider that its over €2 for just 1 can. Centra are also selling 4 cans of red bull for only €4, but the 8 cans for under €7 was a better deal. Obviously they are both only special offers for a short while, a few days only.
I drink a bottle of lucozade (original) every day, in the morning time about 9 or 10am, and down a can of red bull shortly after. I think Red Bull on its own is better than coffee, but also like coffee, both should be taken in moderation, and i know that i'm addicted to it now but it doesn't bother me. I think its ok if people are under pressure or want it to give them a boost for something then they should take it, but take it about an hour before u do anything. (bit like viagra haha). But i think its ok.

you are for sure addicted to it if i were you i would try and cut that shit out all together try and give it up you don't need that stuff it will rot your teeth not to mention your liver

[pablo_23]

I remember I had some time working during night, few nights in a row drinking this shit and sudenly one night my heart just started beating really fast then calmed down after few secs. I got really scared at that moment. I read somewhere as well that these drinks could be dangerous for hearth. Anyway I think everything is for people just don't exaggerate with amount of stuff you put into you, banning them I think is too big step for such a drinks.

[An don]

. We do not know whats in these energy drinks and i dont think we are being told either.

Westside.

But we do know . It gives you wings

[naughty_g5]

True but my point is we know whats in fags, pain killers and drink. We do not know whats in these energy drinks and i dont think we are being told either.

Westside.

This is what wikipedia says.

Red Bull contains taurine, glucuronolactone, caffeine, B vitamins, sucrose and glucose.
so does can of red bull

[Westsidex]

I wouldn't like to see Red Bull banned, i drink 1 or else 2 of them on a normal day, i had 1 at 10am today and had another at about 7 or 8pm this evening, in the last few years i can safely say that i have not gone even 1 day without drinkin at least 1 can a day, usually its 1 can but sometimes 2, but i can take 3 or maybe 4 sometimes. If i'm away all day on a busy day i'll have about 4 or 5 sometimes. Yesterday in Tesco i bought 8 cans if Red Bull for only €6.79! A f*ckin bargain! When u consider that its over €2 for just 1 can. Centra are also selling 4 cans of red bull for only €4, but the 8 cans for under €7 was a better deal. Obviously they are both only special offers for a short while, a few days only.
I drink a bottle of lucozade (original) every day, in the morning time about 9 or 10am, and down a can of red bull shortly after. I think Red Bull on its own is better than coffee, but also like coffee, both should be taken in moderation, and i know that i'm addicted to it now but it doesn't bother me. I think its ok if people are under pressure or want it to give them a boost for something then they should take it, but take it about an hour before u do anything. (bit like viagra haha). But i think its ok.

Maybe its just me so. I am like that a bit. If i was told take one tab per day ,ill take five. So maybe its my own mentality on this. I wouldn't call it a lack of self control, more a high tolerance to stuff and need more than most would to have the same effect. Whenever i got meds for being sick from the doc i always had to go back for something stronger because i didn't find them doing much. either a higher dose or stronger meds. Maybe its the same with red bull, maybe a can doesn't do anything to me although i still stand over that we do not know whats in them.

Westside.

[pablo_23]

This is was wikipedia says.

Red Bull contains taurine, glucuronolactone, caffeine, B vitamins, sucrose and glucose.
so does can of red bull

I remember I took few times taurine as a sport supplement, it doesnt give as much kick as synthetic caffein in that kind of drinks.