“1. Energy drinks can disrupt your sleep and your appetite
2. Energy drinks can spike blood sugar and increase inflammation
3. Energy drinks can affect your physical and mental health”
In a previously life I was an ice hockey coach. At the beginning of the season, I outlawed energy drinks from the locker room. I received more pushback from parents on this then I ever imagined. I had players who were grouchy, whiny and running around like chickens with their heads cut off. They couldn’t maintain focus on the ice and when hit with adversity (my drills always were complex and meant for the players to think) they would shut down.
I even suspended two players because they broke my rules and actually tried to hide their energy drinks in water bottles. The parents tried to get rid of me as the teams coach. It was only after I suspended my own son for a game that the parents knew I meant business. And my son was team captain.
Energy drinks aren’t good nor do they have any redeeming value, especially for kids. On a good note, the minute the parents bought in and the players bought into the no energy drink policy, they started to play better hockey. They were more focused and less stressed. So much so that we won a state championship.
Needless to say, today, my son coaches a hockey team in the same league and he implemented a no energy drink policy. Best thing was he thanked me for doing what I did.
Coffee is the original energy drink, and that's been universally banned for children for so long, we've forgotten why. Seventh-day Adventists also don't drink coffee. Many studies over the years though suggest coffee has statistically significant health benefits for living longer. But that sounds just like stoners believing weed is a wonder drug for all kinds of things. It's sad we live in a zero trust environment and can't believe in anything of importance anymore.