Energy drinks-good or bad?

This is the online edition of Carnegie Mellon's students newspaper and has tells you what's in those energy drinks. From caffeine to sugars to guarana seeds they tell you every last detail on Red Bull and other enegry drinks!

This site has rated a variety of energy drinks and is a good resource if you want to know what’s in them, how much they cost, what they taste like, how many calories they contain and what effect they actually have on you after one serving.

This site tackles the big question-do kids today actually need energy drinks to keep their energy levels up? Other things they tackle are potential addiction to caffeine from such drinks. The listings on caffeine content of major brands of energy drinks is an eye-opener! They also offer healthy alternatives to energy drinks.

Here’s a ‘both sides of the picture’ article which presents the company spokesperson statements on energy drinks as well. This CNN news feature also takes us into the darker side of these pep-you-up drinks and the story behind the ‘ad-speak’.