Should energy drinks be banned and/or age limited?

[PinkFloyd]

I don't think anyone would expect me to create this post since I'm kind of known as an energy drink nut.

anyways, my views on it are that I think they should be age limited to 18 and limited on the amount of unhealthy chemical stuff that can be put in them. Yeah I like Redbull but I think it would be best for me not to drink it along with all the other engrgy drinks. (Monster, Rockstar, Full Throttle, NOS, Burn, Amp) Just the fact that it took me no more than 20 seconds to name all of those is alarming.

So yeah, what are your views?

[CharlieHorse]

i said banned completely because i personally don't like them, but i don't care what people drink.

[CosmicNoodle]

I don't think anyone would expect me to create this post since I'm kind of known as an energy drink nut.

anyways, my views on it are that I think they should be age limited to 18 and limited on the amount of unhealthy chemical stuff that can be put in them. Yeah I like Redbull but I think it would be best for me not to drink it along with all the other engrgy drinks. (Monster, Rockstar, Full Throttle, NOS, Burn, Amp) Just the fact that it took me no more than 20 seconds to name all of those is alarming.

So yeah, what are your views?

Noooooo, don't take away my Relentless!
In the UK you have to be 16...or is it 13?.....It's one of them, I think 16, yet I have never been ID'd, even when I was 12, I have seen pre school children buy them, so it's not really enforced.

[Karkat]

I feel age limited. Definitely no younger than 13, but I'd say maybe 16 or 18 with ID would be best. (Especially because like no 13 year olds have ID lulz)

[Horatio Nelson]

Definitely an age limit.

I don't think they are that bad, though I've only had a few in my life.

[Capto]

Energy drink is too generic a term.

I personally would hate to have the job of determining what exactly constitutes an energy drink and how their individual ingredients and combinations of these ingredients is applicable to the health of undeveloped human beings.

[Uranus]

Hell nah we don't need any rules for the drinks ��

[Gamma Male]

No. The government has no place telling individuals what they can and can't put into their bodies.

[Hideous]

I don't think they should be banned. If one wants an energy drink to keep them awake for work or school or even at home, then go ahead and have one, I'm not complaining. Although, there should be limits on how many you consume. Consuming too many of these guys can have many side effects such as palpitations, tremor, agitation, gastrointestinal upset, chest pain, dizziness, paraesthesia, insomnia, respiratory distress, and headaches. This would cause problems if someone was trying to communicate with them, or if they have responsibilities.

[Abyssal Echo]

I don't like them but, I don't care what other people drink

[everlong]

Maybe it's just the fact that I'm 14 and I could be considered young, but I don't think there should be an age limit. It's not like it's an alcoholic drink.

[Lost in the Echo]

Well, I used to drink a ton of energy drinks when I was younger, like from age 9, until about age 12 when I started to get tired of them, and I haven't noticed any damage, personally. I do think there should be a warning label on them, however. Something that warns against over-consumption, because I know energy drinks aren't good for your heart at all.

[mrmee]

Im not a huge fan of them, but theres no need for regulations.

[Emerald Dream]

I will say that they shouldn't be regulated, but that's only because of my own personal experience. I'm not addicted to energy drinks - I may drink one or two a month, if even that.

[Lovelife090994]

Remove the chemicals yes, ban it no. The government has no business on this subject.

[DeadEyes]

No. The government has no place telling individuals what they can and can't put into their bodies.

So, alcohol and tabacco shouldn't be age limited?

[Gamma Male]

Remove the chemicals yes, ban it no. The government has no business on this subject.

Everything everyone drinks is a chemical. Water is a chemical.

So, alcohol and tabacco shouldn't be age limited?

I'm an anarchist. There shouldn't be a government enforcing any laws.

But if individual communes and communities want to enforce their own standards then they should be free to do so. If the occupants disagree with them they can just move out.

[ImCoolBeans]

I don't think they should be regulated by the government. If you want to do that with your body then that is your choice. I personally think they're horrible and would not put that stuff inside of my body, but that is my choice, not the governments. I think people should honestly just be smarter than to consume them on a regular basis.

[Lovelife090994]

Everything everyone drinks is a chemical. Water is a chemical.



I'm an anarchist. There shouldn't be a government enforcing any laws.

But if individual communes and communities want to enforce their own standards then they should be free to do so. If the occupants disagree with them they can just move out.

Water is not a harmful chemical.

[Gamma Male]

Water is not a harmful chemical.

But it is a chemical. You didn't say ban the harmful chemicals, you just said ban the chemicals, and everything is a chemical.

[Lovelife090994]

But it is a chemical. You didn't say ban the harmful chemicals, you just said ban the chemicals, and everything is a chemical.

Obviously I mean those in energy drinks that cause harm.

[Typhlosion]

But it is a chemical. You didn't say ban the harmful chemicals, you just said ban the chemicals, and everything is a chemical. To be fair, the poll has the same problem. Take it easy :lol:

Also, water is Harmful. Link below.

Water is not a harmful chemical.

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

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On a serious note, I think some age restriction should be put on energy drinks. Chain drinking them isn't the best idea (at all), specially at a younh age with lower maturity to evaluate the consequences of your decisions. I'd say ages 14/13 and lower should not be allowed to acquire such drinks without guardian guidance.

Then again, so are soft drinks, but at least measures are being taken to remove those from schools.

And as a personal opinion... they're terrible :yuck:

[HUSTLEMAN]

If there was a "remove the harmful chemicals out" option then I would have chosen that, but, b/c there wasn't I chose no regulation. The gov't should have no intervention in a matter so miniscule as a energy drink. Now I personally don't drink them but that doesn't mean that a person shouldn't be able to dink one. Just learn how to drink responsibly.

[James Dean]

I think that if you are under thirteen, you shouldn't be drinking an energy drink. I drink them all the time and I think they give you a charge which might cause some people to feel to hyper and kids wouldn't stop bouncing off the walls and floors. If you are mature enough to drink an energy drink just because you are tired or need just a boost, then it's fine. But younger children shouldn't be drinking them.

[RazorTourniquet]

I'd be lost without coffee and energy drinks, man. How do I get through all the finals without sipping on a couple of Monsters? Maybe the age ban should be 14y.o. The chemicals must be reduced though, I don't even want to know what's in those cans....

[Miserabilia]

No regulation untill coffee becomes regulated aswell. Besides alot of the dangers I've heard about energy drinks are myths, I haven't seen defeinitive proof that's it's so bad and I don't even like it.

[dakeep18]

no they shouldn't

[Uranus]

I think that if you are under thirteen, you shouldn't be drinking an energy drink. I drink them all the time and I think they give you a charge which might cause some people to feel to hyper and kids wouldn't stop bouncing off the walls and floors. If you are mature enough to drink an energy drink just because you are tired or need just a boost, then it's fine. But younger children shouldn't be drinking them.

Yea I fully agree with you. It's not really age, but maturity. And whether or not you abuse the drink.

[voodoo doughnut]

i think maybe a pg 13 thing. like can't buy without a parent or guardian if under 13.

[Gigablue]

Unless you also want to regulate coffee, I don't think you need to regulate energy drinks. They don't have that much more caffeine in them. Provided you don't go overboard, they aren't dangerous.

The are chemicals in them, some of which have long, scary-sounding names, but there are chemicals in literally everything. Energy drinks, like all foods, are only allowed to contain ingredients that have been shown to be safe. While some chemicals might be dangerous to specific populations (eg pregnant women, people with high blood pressure, phenylketonurics (if it has aspartame), etc.), that doesn't warrant a ban. The ingredients should be clearly labelled, so that people can make an informed choice.

[DeadEyes]

There should be clearer warnings about the dangers for health, just so people can completely ignore them.