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What Can We Live Without? write about "energy drinks and how it could effect our health and how we can live without it" how we can live without it and how it can affect our health

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After conversations about appeals and fallacies that are found in the "texts" that surround us, and the work of Wallace, Carson, and Leopold, we'll now turn to making our own argument, based on the Toulmin model of argument, exploring the questions: "What Can We Live Without?"

In this paper, you will

write about 5-6 Pages using simple words

  • Make an argument according to the Toulmin Model of argument answering the question "What Can We Live Without?"

To do that, you will:

  • Make a clear Claim, and expand on that through necessary points made in body paragraphs
  • Establish the Grounds for your argument
  • Understand the Warrant that connections your Claim and Grounds
  • Bring in multiple perspectives as Backing and Rebuttal, where necessary.

If you have these mapped out for class on 9/24, that would be wonderful.

Another way to approach this might be to answer one of these questions:

  • What is a habit or practice you enjoy, but might have ethical issues that are cause for concern?
  • How might your personal habits (and thus larger cultural habits) be harming the environment, and what could be done to mitigate those?

 

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Matti 1 Sandra Matti English 124 26 Sep, 2019 Energy Drinks Does Energy Drinks consider as friend or enemy of our bodies? Do beverages energize your body and sharpen your mind? The topic of energy drinks and its effects on our health has created headlines over the past few years with several people speculating about the impact of energy drinks on our health. The consumption of energy drinks such as Rockstar and Red Bull has more than doubled in the past three years, particularly among the youth, (Hales). The main ingredient in these drinks, including diet brands, is caffeine, sometimes in doses that can cause physical and psychological complications including exaggerated stress response, disrupted sleep, physical and mental complications, heart palpitations, exaggerated stress response, and increased risk of high blood pressure, (Hales). Millions of college students consume energy drinks for the jolt provided or because they believe that the drinks enhance sports performance or even sexual function. Health experts continue to warn that these caffeine-laden and sugary drinks pose serious health risks, including alcohol poisoning, accidents, and dehydration, (Hales). In this paper, I will evaluate the health effects of energy drinks and proposes various ways of living without it. To gather information on this topic, I searched Google and PubMed using "energy drink", "taurine", "caffeine", "guarana", "sports drink", "diabetes", “eating disorders". "insulin", ADHD”, and “poison control centres", among other keywords. To summarize the main points of several sources, energy drinks fascinate you by increasing vigilance, fighting exhaustion, and Matti 2 enhancing reaction time. However, when one pops the top, what are they pouring into their body? There are several ingredients of energy drinks in the market. Consumers are most familiar with ginseng, guarana, and B Vitamins. Caffeine is a chemical compound that spurs one's central nervous system. Java addicts believe that caffeine works. As for science, Austrian research reported that men who consumed 100miligrams of caffeine had a more significant boost on their brain activity in comparison to men who consumed a placebo, (Mandel and Loeb). However, is it safe? The energy drink with the most amount of caffeine contains caffeine that is equal to about two 8-ounce cups of coffee. If downing this much does not make one jittery, then guzzling a can should not pose a problem. Of course, if combined with other caffeinated drinks during the day, then the cumulative simulation could induce nausea, sleeplessness, or headaches. On the other hand, if one is not a regular cola or coffee drinker, and he is, or she is battling high blood pressure, the occasional energy drink could bring about misfortunes. Indeed, Finland researchers published that the caffeine contained in 2 or three mugs of coffee could spike up blood pressure by about 14 points. As recommended by doctors, it is ideal for adults to limit their caffeine intake to about 500 mg a day, with a lesser amount for those individuals who have high blood pressure, heart problems, trouble sleeping, and those who take medications. The recommended maximum for adolescents is 100mg of caffeine in cups and cans. Matti 3 So what is glucose? Well, we could say it is sugar. Alternatively, we can call it sucrose. Glucose is one of the significant ingredients in energy drinks, besides caffeine. Several energy drinks contain about 50 to 60 grams of sucrose or glucose in a 16-ounce can. So does it work? The human body runs majorly on sugar. Therefore, topping off one's tank with the sweet stuff should theoretically provide an instant boost. Indeed, a study conducted by the Journal of Applied Philosophy revealed that men who took a 6% glucose drink were able to ride a bike twenty-two minutes longer than those who did not guzzle glucose. However, consuming empty calories is a terrible idea. Other energy drinks have as much sugar like that contained in a 20ounce soda. Then there is the fact that an unexpected glucose infusion can cause a tremendous increase in a person's insulin and blood sugar levels. This, therefore, signals the human body to prevent burning fat. Looking back to a 2006 New Zealand study, it was revealed that a combination of caffeine with 27 grams of sugar in like an 8.3-ounce Red Bull could temporarily prevent the human body from burning lard. Guarana is a South American shrub. One seed of guarana contains 4 to five per cent of caffeine. A coffee bean, on the other hand, provides one to 2 per cent of caffeine. The amount of guarana in say a 16-ounce energy drink ranges from about 1.4 mg to a shocking 300 grams. But does it work? Well, a study in the journal Appetite reported that individuals who guzzled 222 milligrams of guarana felt less tired and were even thirty milliseconds faster than those who took a placebo on a reaction-time test. However, is it safe? Scientists at Nova Southeastern University, Florida conducted a study and concluded that the percentage of guarana contained in several energy drinks are not large enough to bring about any diverse health effects. This said, Matti 4 there is still a question regarding the high levels of guarana in energy drinks which could conceivably be devoured by guzzling a few energy drinks with a short span of time. A 16-ounce of energy drink contains about 20 milligrams to 2000 milligrams of taurine. Scientists are not very sure whether taurine works. However, it does not seem possible. When taurine is consumed, - say when you gulp down Red Bull, it cannot penetrate the membranes that shield the human brain. However, what about the safety factor? Taurine is probably safe in small doses. However, gulp several energy drinks, and the midst can become foggy. A case report from Arizona's St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix illustrates this. Three individuals experienced seizures after drinking about 24-ounce energy drinks within a short period. It is still, however not clear whether the cause of the seizures was the caffeine or the taurine. However, the fact is that there is little research on the area of taurine. Therefore, it is not possible to conclude whether high doses of taurine are detrimental to human health. Of course, there is also no substantial evidence to support the role of taurine in energy-boosting. The amount of ginseng in energy drinks is about 25-100 milligrams per 8 oz, which is below the average approved nutritional supplement dosage, (Watson, Preedy and Zibadi). Even though research has not revealed clear health benefits of ginseng, there are claims that 100 to 200 milligrams per day of ginseng can: improve mood, cognitive abilities, menopausal symptoms, immune function, sexual function, and reduce the risk of certain cancers, (T., P. and Bourdeaudhuji). However, ginseng is only considered safe when used for a short period. The side effects are more likely to occur when ginseng is consumed for more than three months. Some of the adverse effects include oedema, mania, dizziness, headache, insomnia, menstrual Matti 5 changes, and palpitations. Additionally, ginseng may interact with medicines, like those metabolized in the liver by the cytochrome P450 including other antidepressant medications, antidiabetic medications, antipsychotic medications, anticoagulant medications, and blood pressure medications, (Watson, Preedy and Zibadi). Energy drinks have very few health advantages. On the other hand, many ingredients are understudied and not regulated. The known and the unknown elements added to these energy drinks, combined with cases of toxicity raises interest on the severe impacts of its consumption. In the short-run, paediatricians should know the potential health impacts of the consumption of energy drinks in defenseless populations, to educate families. Long-term research, on the other hand, should aim to understand the effect of the consumption of energy drinks in at-risk communities. Toxicity scrutiny should be advanced, and regulations on the use and sale of energy drinks should be stem from proper research (Hamilton). The take-home message should however be that energy drinks are not suitable for pregnant women, teenagers, and coffee. In fact, they are barely suitable for adults. Adults who also have a low caffeine tolerance, cardiovascular challenges and overweight issues should avoid them. And most importantly, no one should mix an energy drink with alcohol or even make an assumption that energy drinks can make up for the adverse effects of alcohol. Either, the consumption of energy drinks has devastating effects on the health of several individuals. Therefore, do yourself a favor and try avoid consuming energy drinks as much as possible. It may be the enemy, and not the energy you think it brings! Matti 6 Refrences Hales, Dianne. An Invitation to Health: Building Your Future, Brief Edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2013. Hamilton, Richard J. Year Book of Emergency Medicine 2012 - E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2012. Mandel, Mitch and Heather Loeb. "Do the Ingredients in Energy Drinks Work?" Men's Health, 6 April 2015. T., Deliens, et al. "Correlates of University Students' Soft and Energy Drink Consumption According to Gender and Residency." Nutrients (2015): 6550-6566. . Watson, Ronald Ross, Victor R. Preedy and Sherma Zibadi. Alcohol, Nutrition, and Health Consequences. Berlin: Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
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Matti 1
Sandra Matti
English 124
26 Sep, 2019
Energy Drinks
Do Energy Drinks have positive or negative health impacts on our body? Do beverages
energize your body and sharpen your mind? The topic of energy drinks and its effects on our
health has created headlines over the past few years, with several people speculating about the
impact of energy drinks on our health. Consumption of energy drinks such as Rockstar and Red
Bull have increased in the past three years, particularly among young adults (Hales). Energy
drinks and manufactured with different quantities of nutritional products, which constitutes to
their consumption. The main ingredients found in various energy drinks include caffeine,
glucose, sucrose, carbonated water, vitamins, taurine, among other consumable minerals that
contribute to consumer health. The content of the energy drink comes with different potions, as
indicated on the back of the container, usually in percentages. Although these ingredients are
meant to nourish our bodies, excessive consumption leads to various physical and psychological
complications. Some of the common side effects include exaggerated stress response, disrupted
sleep, physical and mental difficulties, heart palpitations, exaggerated stress response, and
increased risk of high blood pressure (Hales). Millions of college students consume energy
drinks for the jolt provided or because they believe that the drinks enhance sports performance or
even sexual function. Health experts continue to warn that these caffeine-laden and sugary drinks
pose serious health risks, including alcohol poisoning, accidents, and dehydration (Hales). In this
paper, I will evaluate the health effects of energy drinks and proposes various ways of living
without it.

Matti 2
The research incorporated the use of scholarly materials from the internet using various
keywords relating to energy. The research findings help in generating the balance between
positive and negative effects of consuming energy drinks. Some of the positive impacts that
support the use of energy drinks include increasing vigilance, fighting exhaustion, enhancing
reaction time, boosting nutrition intake in the body. However, when one pops the top, what are
they taking into their bodies? The answer to this question can be found by analyzing different
ingredients found in the energy drinks and their impact on the consumers' health and general
well-being.

Caffeine is a chemical compound that spurs one's central nervous system. Java addicts
believe that caffeine works. As for science, Austrian research reported that men who consumed
100miligrams of caffeine had a more significant boost on their brain activity in comparison to
men who consumed a placebo (Mandel and Loeb). However, is it safe? The energy drink with
high caffeine content is equivalent to about two 8-ounce cups of coffee. If downing this much
does not make one jittery, then guzzling a can should not pose a problem. When one combines
energy drinks with other drinks with high caffeine content, they are likely to experience its side
effects. The side effects of high caffeine consumption in one day include nausea, sleeplessness,
or headaches. The use of energy drinks with high caffeine content can cause negative
repercussions to individuals battling high blood pressure. According to results by Finland
researchers, the amount of caffeine contained in 2 or three mugs of coffee could spike up blood
pressure by about 14 points. As recommended by doctors, it is ideal for adults to limit their
caffeine intake to about 500 mg a day. Individuals with high blood pressure, heart problems,

Matti 3
insomnia, and under medications should minimize their caffeine intake. The recommended
maximum for adolescents is 100mg of caffeine in cups and cans.
Glucose content in energy drinks is another point of concern when deciding whether to
consume them or not. It is the second most high ingredient content of an energy drink besides
caffeine. Several energy drinks contain about 50 to 60 grams of sucrose or glucose in a 16-ounce
can...


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