Energy Drinks Are Not As Harmless As You Think; The Step-By-Step Guide To Find Out Why

Energy drinks are meant to give you an extra boost of energy when you need it. Cans of the sugary liquid are consumed readily by people every day. However, drinks like Red Bull and other energy drinks are thought to be harmful to people, whether they have it alone or mixed with alcohol.

There have been people asking why energy drinks are thought to be harmful to consume. But what exactly happens to them when they drink a can of energy drink?

According to The Star, data found in the gift site, Personalise, gave an alarming look into what the energy drink can do to a person's body in 24 hours. Investigations claimed that energy drinks have the same effect as cocaine on a teen's brain.

Here is the step-by-step guide to what energy drinks do to the body, according to research. This is a taste of the effect it has on the body in the first 12 days of finishing a can:

The first 10 minutes after finishing a can, caffeine begins to permeate in the blood stream, making the heart rate and blood pressure increase their pace. If one drank the energy booster quickly, he will start feeling more alert and concentrated about 15 minutes later. However, slow drinkers may feel the effects for about 40 minutes.

About half an hour to 50 minutes later, caffeine absorption has already been completed. The person's pupils dilate, his blood pressure rises and, as a response, his liver dumps more sugar into the bloodstream. Because of this, the adenosine receptors in the brain have now been blocked, preventing a person from feeling drowsy.

The blood sugar dramatically increases causing an insulin burst. The liver then responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat -- of which there is plenty. According to a report by Mirror, after an hour, the body will start to experience a sugar crash. This happens when the effects of caffeine start to die down. The person will start to feel tired and the energy level will start to feel low.

Since one has also peed out all the water that was in the Red Bull, there will be a number of effects to the body. First, the water infused with valuable nutrients could have been used to hydrate the body's system or strengthen the bone.

It is also important to note that some reports explained that it takes 5-6 hours for the amount of caffeine to be cut into half in the body. However, for women who are on contraceptive pills (CPs), it will take 10 hours. It usually takes 12 hours for most people to fully remove caffeine from their blood stream. But, the time caffeine to fully disappear from the system depends on a number of factors, from age to activity.

Meanwhile, other people say that 12 to 24 hours later, a person will start experiencing withdrawal symptoms. A day after he had his caffeine fix, he will surely be in the mood for another one. If he has become used to a daily -- or more regular -- dose, he will start to feel lethargic, distressed, experience headaches and constipation.

Studies have shown that it only takes 7 to 12 days one's body to become tolerant to a regular caffeine dosage. That means one will get used to it and would not feel the effects as much.