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WEBVTT GUZZLING DOWN THE POPULAR,HIGHLY-CAFFEINATED BEVERAGE.DR. HEBERT: ENERGY DRINKS.YOU SEE THEM EVERYWHERE -- AT XGAMES EVENTS, BASKETBALL ARENAS,AND CONCERTS, BUT WHAT SCIENHAS BEEN SHOWN AS RECENTLY THATTHESE ENERGY DRINKS CAN REALLYBE UNHEALTHY.THESE DRINKS ARE OFTEN PACKEDWITH EXTRA VITAMINS, ALONG WITHCAFFEINE, WHICH DELIVERS THEEYE-OPENING JOLT OF ENERGY ANDIS SUPPOSED TO BOOST YOUR BRAINPOWER.IF YOU'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT ATWORK OR STUDYING OR EVEN AT ABAR OR NIGHTCLUB, YOU MIGHT WANTTHAT EXTRA KICK FROM ENERGYDRINKS TO STAY ALERT LONGER ORPERFORM BETTER SOMETIMES.THE MAKERS OF THESE DRINKS CLAIMTHEIR DRINKS DELIVER ENERGY, BUTIN FACT, WHAT THEY DELIVER AREMONSTER-DOSES OF CAFFEINE ANDOTHER SUPPLEMENTS THAT REV UPYOUR SYSTEM.LARGE AMOUNTS OF CAFFEINE MAYCAUSE SERIOUS HEART AND BLOODVESSEL PROBLEMS SUCH AS HEARTRHYTHM DISTURBANCES ANDINCREASES IN HEART RATE ANDBLOOD PRESSURE.CAFFEINE IS ALSO BEEN ASSOCIATEDWITH PALPITATIONS, ANXIETY,SLEEP PROBLEMS, DIGESTIVEPROBLEMS AND DEHYDRATION.AND JUST IN CASE YOU HAVEN'THEARD THIS STATEMENT BEFORE,NEVER, NEVER MIX ENERGY DRINKSWITH ALCOHOL.YOU SEE CAFFEINE CAN MASK, SENSORY CUES THAT YOUR BODYRELIES ON TO DETERMINE HOWINTOXICATED YOU ARE.THIS MEANS THAT CONSUMING ENERGYDRINKS CAN MAKE YOU EVEN MOREINTOXICATED THAN YOU REALIZE,WHICH CAN LEAD TO HAZARDOUS ANDLIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIORS, LIKEALCOHOL POISONING, SEXUALASSAULT OR RIDING WITH A DRIVERWHO IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFALCOHOL.LOOK, I GET IT.YOU'RE BUSY WITH SCHOOL, OR AFULL-TIME JOB, OR BOTH, AND WHENYOU FINALLY WANT TO SLEEP YOU, HAVE TO GET UP WHILE IT'SSTILL DARK OUT TO DO IT ALL OVERAGAIN.NO WONDER ENERGY DRINKS ARESO APPEALING.BUT, THEY ARE NOT WORTH THEPOSSIBLE HEALTH RISKS.IT'S BETTER TO GET MORE SLEEPAND EXERCISE SO YOU DON'T HAVETO DEPEND ON CHEMICALS TO BOOST