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Misnomer?

Can an honest & educated person actually call a zero Calorie "energy drink" an energy drink? Food energy is measured in Calories therefore if something has 0 calories it has 0 energy. right?(153.24.130.61 (talk) 15:47, 17 May 2011 (UTC))[reply]

I just assume it means "energy" in the figurative sense. More Deepak Chopra than Isaac Newton --64.255.164.53 (talk) 02:03, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

First, the term ("energy drink") is the standard terminology used in the industry and by regulatory bodies; nitpicking the nomenclature is unlikely to change that. Also, caffeine and its major metabolite, paraxanthine increase lipolysis in fat cells, thereby increasing the amount of usable energy in your cells (fatty acid oxidation --> increased mitochondrial production of ATP). So, even without carbohydrate "energy," caffeine has an effect on energy. More importantly, though, in the colloquial sense of the term, any CNS stimulant in an effective dose gives a person more "energy" in the form of increased probability to act (increased wakefulness, vigilance, and locomotor activity are consistent findings in animal and human studies with low and moderate doses of caffeine). People and their physicians commonly refer to increases or decreases in "energy" level to describe changes in motivation due to medical, neurologic, or psychiatric (CNS) disease.

Statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics

[1] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:54, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious

I don't think Gatorade and Powerade drinks should be included in the article (the History section) - they are NOT "energy drinks", they contain NO caffeine or any other stimulants. Those are formulated to restore electrolytes and sugars lost from the body after great physical efforts and have nothing to do with this article. If nobody objects, I'll remove all those references alltogether... Arny (talk) 03:06, 3 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't object at all. I came here to bring up Capri Sun being mentioned, myself. It is directly after the mention of Powerade.

When I was skimming over the Powerade bit of the article, I thought what was being conveyed was that they had transitioned some product of there's into an aluminum can, much like energy drinks at packaged, and this was the intended gist of the statement. I didn't really think it over but now that you point it out, yes that is a bit of frivolous information. I'd also agree with you; Powerade isn't an energy drink.

Those are sports drinks, which to my understanding and recollection by common knowledge, are intended to hydrate and provide some salts to athletes. A much different task than the intent of energy drinks.

Capri Sun is just a sugary drink with a fraction of fruit juice; 10% on what I've seen. Though it could different depending on location where it's sold, or what laws dictate toward the content or labeling. The article on Capri Sun has a picture where the product advertises itself as 100% fruit juice. Every capri sun I've every noticed, states it contains 10%. It may have however amount of juice. It isn't however, an energy drink. If Capri Sun is an energy drink, then anything containing sugar or corn syrup is an energy drink. The term become basically meaningless. I'm slightly stroking my chin as to who may be placing those products into the article, but I do suppose it could be a mistake in good faith.

I am all for scratching them both entirely. I would need to see a persuasive argument against doing so to move my postion. I believe I'll be so bold as to just strike these two out. Anyone finding disagreement, please do post here.75.201.153.93 (talk) 15:58, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the points above. JoeSperrazza (talk) 16:09, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A can of liquid does not "strive" to do anything.

It also does not feel joy or fear, nor will it ever ponder its existence. Same goes for bottles and jugs. Suggest changing it to "...which boosts..." or "which is purported/intended/assumed/believed to boost...". In the third sentence, "traditionally" should probably be "generally" or "typically" or "commonly". It's not technically wrong, but it implies this shit has been around for generations, instead of a decade or so. I'd change it, but touching the lead of large articles hangs my browser. Thanks for understanding. InedibleHulk (talk) 05:55, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thank you, the wording is much better now! David¹²¹⁷ 22:05, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It has been around forever. Soda pop is the original energy drink but it goes back further to elixers. 2602:306:C518:62C0:39E8:1EC7:7CC3:E834 (talk) 13:41, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. Sorry for undoing you edit! David1217 ^{What I've done} 19:34, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Venum Energy Drink.....

Somone needs to add a picture of the Venum Energy Drink Portfolio line as well as a picture of an American retail display of these drinks under the Canadian one showing the various American brands. 2602:306:C518:62C0:E57D:CDD6:E9D9:C0FD (talk) 00:57, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cynical misinformaton in article about Latvia ban

>On June 7th, 2012, the parliament of Latvia approved changes in the legislation of sale of consumable goods, to prohibit sale of energy drinks to persons under the age of 18.[34]

No such legislation is passed or approved. Oh yes, some totally corrupt parliamentarians want to push such legislation, but they had not succeeded. It is not likely that it may happen at all, because there isn't any legal grounds for such changes.78.84.22.115 (talk) 21:06, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't read Latvian, so I can't verify what the source says. David 1217 ^{What I've done} 20:40, 22 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]