Caffeine

Something I will never consume in large quantities for an experiment or otherwise is highly caffeinated drinks.

Two words: cardiac arrest.

Hagerstown, Md., Oct. 22, 2012:

Aniais Fournier is dead. After drinking 48 ounces of Monster Energy her heart has stopped from “caffeine toxicity”. A lawsuit ensues. But that's not what I'm here to talk about, at least not on that level. Time.com reports that this is a growing problem. Three to five deaths from Monster Energy drinks (depending on your sources) and a few more from other brands such as Five Hour Energy, have been reported.

CNN reports some of the ingredients in the link provided.

Jason

UHI

Gatorade

Well you've probably heard about all the news about PepsiCo removing brominated vegetable oil from Gatorade which is some sort of chemical that is banned in the European Union for causing neurological damage. Welp. Not much more to say and I think that speaks for itself so c'ya.

Full artical:
Here

Depressing Drinks

This story that I found in the BBC's news sections is about a study that scientists recently did that suggests that there is a correlation between depressed people, and people who drink "artificially sweetened beverages". This is possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard. We all know those people who don't have jobs, and just sit around all day drinking soda and beer. And even if we don't personally know someone like that, we've al heard of that phenomenon. Yes, it is true, depressed people drink soda. But news flash people, so do perfectly happy people. My personal opinion is that the scientists who did this study are depressed about their lives and they want to blame it on soda.