Let’s take a look at the new comer: Diet Pepsi Max weighing in at 46 milligrams of caffeine per 8 fluid ounces. Regular Diet Pepsi contains 24 milligrams of caffeine per 8 fluid ounces. Not a bad taste, has a bit of kick, not expensive…but do we need another energy drink?
Our society is bombarded with advertisements for energy drinks including but not limited to Redbull, Tim Horton’s coffee, Rock Star, Pepsi, Coke, etc. First off, this is horrible because are putting liters of chemicals in our bodies everyday. This isn’t to say a cup of coffee or tea in moderation doesn’t have it’s beneficial effects. When our bodies are so over stimulated synthetically we lose our natural ability to produce energy as our bodies become dependent on the effects of these stimulants. As time goes on, like any drug, tolerance rises and more of the drug is need to give the same desired effect. It’s not uncommon in many offices to have people running to the coffee perk every 30 minutes for the entire day. This translates into 600 - 800 milligrams of caffeine per day - this is just for the coffee drinkers. Others will drink 6 - 8 Redbull energy drinks per day (well over the max recommended limited of 2 cans per day). This over stimulation increases Cortisol (also known as the stress hormone) to previously unknown heights. This combined with the modern day lifestyle is linked to dozens of mental illnesses.
This being said, I think I’ll go enjoy myself another tall cold glass of Diet Pepsi Max! Bottoms up!
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