There is almost nothing natural to energy drinks. These lab-engineered pick-me-ups have more than enough synthetic ingredients that your body just doesn’t know what to do with. What most of these energy drinks come down to is copious amounts of caffeine and sugar. Both of which are not in the least healthy for a person.

It is no secret that fizzy drinks are corrosive to teeth, but fizzy energy drinks get the job done even faster. They are up to 11% more corrosive and can quickly turn that cavity into a root canal. Alcoholics and energy drink fans have one thing in common and that is the state of their livers. It was found that when a person consumes energy drinks on a regular basis, he quickly destroys his liver.

Energy drinks are not the friendliest beverages for the health of your heart. When you consume too many energy drinks you increase your chances of having a heart attack. This is due to the amount of energy that your body has to work with. Your heart was not meant to handle this amount of energy and overworks itself. When you frequently consume energy drinks, you are also more likely to develop headaches. The caffeine in the drinks is very high and when you lessen your caffeine intake, it can lead to caffeine withdrawal which manifests in headaches.

Some people become very alert when they drink energy drinks, so much so that they can become anxious. In some cases, the sheer amount of caffeine can induce a full-blown panic attack. If that isn’t enough, you have to stay awake through the ordeal, because the caffeine can cause insomnia.