Arrested Development - Ex-Pats Mexico

Red Bull, Monster, Amp....

Super Lake? Mexican equivalent? Or Bring my own? Prices ??

Thanks in Advance !!

Here they are in every OXXO, 7-11, and grocery store. Don't buy them so don't know what they cost.

Sounds Great! When they first came out I drank them off and on.... THEN.....One day I rediscovered them and all the offspring, plus 5 hr energy shots...I just can't seem to get enough of them...There are SO many flavors and crazy names....Pretty slick marketing...Guess until I get sick of them its my new summer drink..

TY!!! Hey, Happy 4th of July, Y'all!!

Redbull sponsors all kinds on surfing events here on the west coast ... but I've never tried it. What is it - caffine?

Let's start with the caloric content: one 8.3 ounce can of
regular Red Bull contains 110 calories and 27 grams of sugar (that is almost 2 tablespoons of sugar). Red Bull Sugar Free contains only 10 calories and is sweetened with aspartame.

Here's a little info from Wired on the key energy producing ingredients of Red Bull.

Taurine was originally isolated from bull bile in 1827 (hence the name of the drink), but fortunately it is now made synthetically. Taurine's actual effects are wide-ranging - it is an inhibitory neurotransmitter (in some cases acting as a mild sedative), an age-defying antioxidant, and has the potential to steady irregular heartbeats.

To learn about the other ingredients, read more

Glucuronolactone hardly anyone has looked into exactly what this stuff does, and most research on this ingredient was performed 50 years ago - seems a little dated, don't ya think? Rumor has it that this ingredient fights fatigue and increases well-being - but this could be the "bull" that give the drink its name.

Caffeine does increase concentration and reaction speed, as well as improve emotional state and boost metabolism. One can contains 80 mg of caffeine that is more than three times the caffeine that’s in the same amount of Coke.

Niacin aka vitamin B-3, increases so-called good cholesterol (HDL) by preventing the formation of triglycerides, making it a terrific cholesterol drug. Unfortunately, there isn't enough niacin in a can of Red Bull to have this benefit. And it's not even pure enough to give you the mild head rush dubbed the "niacin flush."

http://www.fitsugar.com/547628

Here is the vitamin juice I like..They also have energy drinks...
http://www.drinknutritionalsupplement.com/

Aspartame wouldn't be approved today or let's hope the FDA and Congress are more ethical now than when this product was allowed on the market. If you want some serious illnesses including brain tumors ingest all you want.

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html

interesting to note that michael jackson ,heath ledger, j.michael fox and others were spokepersons for the soft drink industry. it is thought by some that the reason that mj and heath couldn't get to sleep, even with drugs is because of the interaction of aspartame with the drugs. they don't work, but still are in lethal levels....and eventually kill you. apartame use also mimics other diseases , like parkinsons,etc.

Some further articles on energy drinks:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-07-01-Drinks_N.htm

http://blogs.usatoday.com/betterlife/20 ... nergy.html

shoot! Is aspartama what is in my Coca Light? that would explain a lot... or nothing.

Yes there are pros and cons to everything...Smoking, drinking, energy drinks..sugar vs aspartame...caffiene vs no caffiene...flying.. flu shot no flu shot and on and on and on....

WhoopTeeFrigginDoo...

Thanks Jonna, you answered my question