Energy Drinks ?

[anneasquith]

the sale of energy drinks has doubled in the last 6 years, do you consume these drinks? do your children ?

[Sqad]

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No.

\\\\do your children ?\\\\

I have no idea.

[joggerjayne]

1. Yes

2. Not applicable

[237SJ]

No chance. I don`t need all that rubbish in me. I eat food for energy.

[2sp_]

I don't drink them myself, I prefer milk to be honest.

I wouldn't give them to my kids as they tend to be full of sugar.

[douglas9401]

I don't, my son does regularly and my daughter hardly ever.

If they're hell bent on rotting the teeth that the orthodontist spent ages on then I'd rather they stuck with Coke or Pepsi.

[anneasquith]

only heard a snippet of a news article . 1 can contains 4 times the amount of sugar and caffeine as a can of cola. young teenagers '' I couldn't get through the school day without them ''

[Georgiesmum]

No way i would drink that rubbish. Its not much more than sugar water anyway.
My family dont drink it either.

[ummmm]

Do I consume them - No, never.

Do my kids - Yes but only with their own money.

[woofgang]

No

not applicable

I do enjoy the occasional coke though or a nice cup of sweet coffee which are also a mixture of caffeine and sugar

[EcclesCake]

I vaguely remember having Red Bull and Champagne at my Mothers wedding, does that count as an energy drink?

Other than that they are not something I bother with.

[wolf63]

Pepsi Max is my drink. I had an energy drink some time ago and it left me feeling wired and argumentative.

[Frank97]

I used to drink them, until a friend of mine came round drinking one after just finishing work at a mushroom factory, the two smells combined put me off for good.

[gingejbee]

No, we don't drink any carbonated drink....well, mixers occasionally in small quantities.

[Canary42]

Never

[jd_1984]

1. At times, but not often. If humans managed before these products, surely we dont really NEED them, yet many rely on energy drinks.

2. Have no kids but would try to encourage them to find energy from natural sources i.e a good diet.

[jd_1984]

http://www.rense.com/general88/bull.htm

[boxtops]

No, I don't drink cola either. No need for stimulants. Kids seem to be reliant on them these days - some adults, too. Can't be good for them.

[emmie]

no, full to brimming with sugar, and a waste of money

[China Doll]

Nope, utterly disgusting!

I wouldn't buy them for any child.

[viv38]

Yes I drink a lot of them, I like them, but my child doesn't, he's only seven months, but I wouldn't give them to a child anyway.