Functional beverage refers to a beverage that regulates human function to a certain extent by adjusting the composition and content proportion of nutrients in the beverage. According to the classification of functional drinks according to relevant data, it is considered that functional drinks in a broad sense include sports drinks, energy drinks and other drinks with health care function. Many young people have always mistakenly believed that energy drinks are healthier and nutritious than carbonated drinks such as coke. They can drink more and often. They are even obsessed with it. In fact, they are not. Experts pointed out that functional drinks are not 'all-round drinks', which can only be used for specific groups such as athletes with large physical loss and people prone to fatigue, or under specific conditions. So what are the effects of energy drinks on children's health? What are the categories of energy drinks? Let's get to know.
Although the ingredients of each functional drink are slightly different, most of them contain sugar, caffeine and taurine, and the caffeine content of many functional drinks sold on the market exceeds the human safety limit. Experts believe that this is the main reason for health problems.
The test results show that a small can of Red Bull contains 50 mg of caffeine, eight times that of instant coffee; The caffeine content of some new energy drinks even reaches 500 mg, which is equivalent to 5 cups of high concentration coffee. A study by Harvard's Chen School of public health found that excessive caffeine can lead to cardiovascular diseases, such as elevated blood pressure.
The latest study in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that energy drinks have many other ingredients besides caffeine. The main adverse events caused by these additives include seizures and cardiovascular problems, such as arrhythmia and shortness of breath.
Experts also pointed out that functional drinks not only contain caffeine that can excite the central nervous system, but also taurine, glucose, minerals, electrolytes, lysine and other components. Children and adolescents are in the development stage and have a small amount of exercise. If these components are supplemented excessively for a long time, it will increase the burden of self-regulation in the body, which may affect their digestive system, kidneys Affect the liver and nervous system.
The European Food Safety Agency recommends that the daily caffeine content per person should not exceed 400 mg, and that pregnant women, adolescents and patients with heart disease should not exceed 200 mg. The daily intake of caffeine for children under 11 years of age shall not exceed 105 mg.
Therefore, many countries have strict regulations on the suitable population and eating methods of functional drinks. For example, previous industry labeling guidelines in the UK stipulated that soft drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per liter must be warned of their high caffeine content. It is not recommended for children, pregnant or lactating women and people sensitive to caffeine.
Main categories:
Functional drinks, also known as health drinks, in the classification standard of Chinese soft drinks refer to drinks that can meet the nutritional needs of some special people by adjusting the composition and content proportion of natural nutrients in drinks. Health / functional beverages are regulated by the food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Functional drinks refer to drinks that can meet the nutritional needs of some special people by adjusting the composition and content proportion of natural nutrients in drinks, including nutrient drinks, sports drinks and other special-purpose drinks. The main functions of functional drinks are anti fatigue and energy supplement.
Functional drinks are divided into nutrient drinks, sports drinks and other special-purpose drinks. Common are as follows:
1. Polysaccharide beverage
Mostly refers to the beverage containing dietary fiber, which can regulate the intestines and stomach. Generally drink before or after meals, which can help digestion and eliminate toxins in the body. People with constipation drink it for a long time, which can slowly adjust their intestines, alleviate and treat constipation.
2. Vitamin beverage
It can supplement a variety of nutrients needed by the body. In addition to the vitamins needed by the human body, the antioxidant components of vitamin drinks can also remove the garbage in the body and play an anti-aging role. This kind of drink is suitable for everyone. However, the general vitamin drinks are high sugar drinks. It is not recommended that people like diabetes and other people drink. For example, Red Bull is a representative of canned functional drinks, which can activate vitamin supplements and refreshing effects, but the caffeine is not suitable for drinking for minors. The bottle of English Philippine power drinks contains no caffeine, but it does not recommend drinking for minors.
3. Mineral beverage
Similar to the function of vitamin beverage, it is used to supplement various mineral elements such as iron, zinc and calcium required by the human body, enhance human immune function and physical quality, improve osteoporosis and effectively resist fatigue. Suitable for adults who are prone to fatigue, not for children.
4. Sports drinks
Sports drinks are soft drinks whose nutrients can meet the Sports Physiological Characteristics and special nutritional needs of athletes or people participating in physical exercise. Sports drinks belong to functional special drinks with specific functions, which can enable athletes or personnel participating in sports to quickly supplement water and a variety of nutritional elements after drinking. It can reduce consumption and restore vitality. Most of them contain a large number of proteins, polypeptides and amino acids beneficial to the human body, which can timely supplement the water and electrolyte (salt) lost by the human body due to a lot of exercise, labor and sweating, so as to achieve a balanced state of body fluid. It is suitable for all kinds of people after physical exertion, not for children, and should be used with caution for patients with high blood pressure.
5. Probiotic beverage
It can promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in human intestines and stomach, improve intestinal function, help digestion and beauty, especially for the elderly and people with dyspepsia.
6. Immune beverage
Immune functional drinks, such as those added with Cordyceps polysaccharide, lentinan, amino acids and peptides. Most Cordyceps polysaccharide components are composed of mannose, galactose, glucose, etc. a large number of pharmacological experiments show that Cordyceps polysaccharide has the advantages of anti-tumor, enhancing the phagocytosis of monocyte macrophages and increasing the content of = 8 & gt in mouse serum; It can promote lymphocyte transformation in vitro and resist radiation. Lentinan has the functions of immune regulation, anti-tumor, anti infection, enhancing the body's detoxification ability, reducing blood lipid, anti-aging, anti-virus and so on.
7. Low energy drink
The calorie, fat content and sugar content are lower than other functional drinks, especially those that supplement physical fitness. It is suitable for obese people. Low energy drinks are very suitable for Chinese people, because the proportion of sub-health of Chinese people is relatively serious. In 2012, the total proportion of sub-health population in the world has reached 75%. One of the reasons for sub-health is that we always eat high-energy food due to our usual eating habits.
What brands of functional drinks do you have
1、 Redbull Red Bull
2、 Pulsation
3、 Jianlibao
4、 Baokuanglite
5、 Scream