Energy Drinks Learning Lesson
What are energy drinks?
The term energy drinks refers to beverages that contain caffeine in combination with other ingredients such as guarana and other vitamins and minerals. These category of drinks are purported to provide its consumers with extra energy. This term was created by companies in the beverage industry and is not recognized by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of Agriculture.
New drinks are entering the market all the time. It is nearly impossible to learn
specifics about every product, but we CAN understand some of the key ingredients and concerns regarding these beverages.
In this lesson, you will:
- Learn more about the possible ingredients that energy drinks may contain
- Learn about the amount of calories in energy drinks
- Understand the cost of purchasing energy drinks
- Get some tips relative to the consumption of energy drinks
Source: http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/InfoSheets/ANR/EnergyDrinkFact.pdf
Lesson Contents
I. Energy Drinks: Introduction
II. Energy Drinks: History
III. Energy Drinks: Contents
IV. Energy Drinks: Examples
V. Energy Drinks: Advice
VI. Energy Drinks: Vitamins and Minerals
VII. Energy Drinks: Calories
VIII. Energy Drinks: Cost
IX. Energy Drinks: Things to Remember
X. Energy Drinks: References
