When I was young, I was never allowed to drink any kind of energy drink. My mother and father always told me that they were the least healthy substance that you could drink. I was told that my heart would beat so fast that it would explode! When I finally tried one, my heart did not explode, and I felt fine, just a bit hyper. Now that I have grown up some more, I drink energy drinks every once in a while. I still get hollered at by my mother whenever she sees me drinking an energy drink. She is still convinced that they are harmful to your body. But every morning, she pours a large cup of coffee and drinks it. I have told her that when she drinks coffee, it is just as bad as me drinking an energy drink. But she is not convinced. These two drinks are both full of caffeine. It is well known that both energy drinks and coffee are used to get an extra shot of energy, even if they are not healthy for your body. Although they are drank for the same purpose, they are definitely different.
Coffee appeals more to the older generations. It is a more traditional drink than energy drinks and is very popular throughout most of the world. Almost everybody’s parents in my class drink coffee on a daily basis. If drank in excess amounts, coffee is not good for you. It can stain your teeth a brown tint. But this is more of a cosmetic damage from the coffee, and can be fixed by things such as whitening strips or whitening toothpaste. A more serious problem is that coffee is bad for your heart. It contains a chemical called terpenoid. Terpenoid is well known to increase cholesterol levels. My grandfather drinks a pot of coffee every day and he has had serious heart problems, such as heart attacks, over the last eight years. There is definitely some bad effects from being a regular coffee drinker. Coffee can also harm your stomach and digestive system. When one drinks coffee, the acid levels in the stomach increase. When the acid levels increase, you hav...