Sports Drinks Dangers

There are several reasons why you shouldn't use sports drinks: 1) They are bad for your teeth. 2) They often contain a lot of caffeine or stimulants:

Heart stimulants. Found to cause cardiac arrest and worsen cardiac arrhythmia problems in people of all ages.
High consumption of caffeine leads to nervousness, irritability, insomnia, and other sleep problems.
Known to cause birth defects in pregnant women.
Can react to certain medications, including those over the counter and even acne treatments.
Increases seizures, tremors, and other nerve and brain related chronic illnesses.
Increases adrenalin that, over time, can lead to adrenal diseases, immune system malfunction, and liver disease.
Increase susceptibility to certain cancers.

Other concerns regarding energy drinks stem from the added sugars, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, and added ingredients and stimulants. These include:

Weight gain from sugar.
Corn syrup products induce the body to store fat.
Corn syrup products naturally contain highly addictive chemicals.
Chemical sweeteners are under investigation for causing cancer and other significant diseases.
There are unknown interactions between current prescriptions or over-the-counter medications and the additives in energy drinks.
Possible coma and death in undiagnosed diabetics.
Refined sugar, corn syrup, and other sweeteners can cause different diseases when consumed regularly.
Unregulated herbs and additives have unknown long-term effects.
Energy drinks can cause severe dehydration.
When mixed with alcohol, energy drinks can cause severe dehydration, mask intoxication, and cause a host of other problems.
Large amounts of caffeine can cause ulcers and gastritis, among other digestive illnesses.
Guarana and other caffeinated substances are often used as hallucinogens in tribal ceremonies.

Here is some more information on the dangers of sports drinks:

Sports Drinks Bad For Teeth

You see them on playing fields and in the hands of runners, sports drinks in all sorts of flavors. But those tasty beverages can actually be doing more than quenching your thirst. A new study shows they may be damaging your teeth.

Researchers at the University of Maryland exposed the enamel of teeth to a variety of sports beverages, including energy drinks, fitness water and sports drinks. They found the damage to the enamel was three to eleven times greater than a cola-based drink. Why? The acid from the additives.

"I think with the plaque creates an environment that brings acids, and with the plaque, then the acids are demineralizing their surface, and the cavity gets in place," Dr. Salomon Amar? of BU Dental School said.

Experts stress this study was done in a lab and not on humans.

"It could always be different," Dr.? Amar said. "The saliva acts as a buffer, usually. And I'm not sure that this, these pHs are going to be exactly the same in the mouth."

In the lab studies, the top three drinks that damaged the tooth enamel were lemonade, energy drinks, and sports drinks. Fitness water, ice tea, and then cola followed them. Still experts say any harm that is being done could be avoided by simply brushing and watching how you drink.

"One is to think plaque, plaque, and plaque, and replaque. That's number one. And number two is try not sip for long period of time. Take a gulp, and then later on take another one, and, in order not to have the liquid maintained into the mouth for long period of time," Dr.? Amar said.

Dr.? Amar said if you're going to be drinking sports drinks, you may want to alternate with water to cleanse the mouth.

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