I've always had a problem with the mixing of caffeine and sugar laden drinks with alcohol, The logic really doesn't fit . Alcohol is a depressant and the caffeine and sugar are stimulants. You really don't want to take your body in two different directions at the same time. There is an article in Time that helps you understand why this is not a good thing to be doing.For years, research has suggested that mixing alcohol and heavily-caffeinated energy drinks could have negative health effects. Combining the two seems to make you want to drink more and mask signs of inebriation. The combo's potential negative consequences aren't just a personal risk, but a public health one, suggests a new paper in the journal Advances in Nutrition.
"When
people mix energy drinks with alcohol, people drink more than they would if
they had just consumed alcohol, which is associated with a cascade of
problems," says paper author Cecile Marczinski, associate professor of
psychology at Northern Kentucky University.
The
increased likelihood of engaging in risky behavior, particularly drunk driving,
is chief among the public health concerns, Marczinski says. The caffeine rush
in energy drinks makes a drinker look and feel more balanced and coordinated
than their drinking would suggest, leading some drinkers to believe they're not
actually drunk. In one study Marczinski cited, people who combined energy
drinks and alcohol were four times more likely to think they could drive home
than their counterparts who drank alcohol alone. The effects of the energy
drink may also make it less obvious to police officers that a driver is drunk,
making the officer less likely to breathalyze.
Read
More at http://time.com/3677044/alcohol-energy-drinks/
You really need to put some thought into the consumption of these potentially deadly libations. I really hate to loose some of my readers this way. ;o)
