Are rockstar energy drinks good for you?

I know someone who drinks a lot of energy drinks. Are Rockstar energy drinks good for you? Are there any side effects. How much is too much?

well these energy drinks are nothing but caffiene With a PUNCH of side doses of alot of other type of stimulants (e.g. Taurine, yellow 5) even though yellow 5 has yet not been proven harmful but studies suggest that it relates to impotency in the long run, but then again there haven't been very extensive research on this......

The burst of energy comes primarily from caffeine, but energy drinks are also loaded with sugar. Sugar comes in the form of glucuronolactone, sucrose, and glucose. Some drinks also contain an extract from guarana seeds which works to stimulate the central nervous system in a fashion similar to the way caffeine stimulates the body. Guarana seeds also have thermogenic properties, which increase the body’s metabolism through the generation of heat.

A soft drink usually has 19 to 25 grams of sugar in each eight-ounce serving. Energy drinks on average contain more than this. Red Bull, for example, contains 27 grams of sugar per serving of 250 milliliters (a little over eight ounces). This can be very dangerous, for an overload of sugar can lead to gastric emptying. The body becomes dehydrated, which prevents metabolized sugar from entering the bloodstream. This often results in nausea and vomiting.

energy drinks are like everything else, they're addictive obviously for their attention boosting value, but in the long run i don't think all of that caffiene is doing you any good, especially when caffiene stimulates ur circulatory system and affects the heart and makes it pump faster......because of energy boost.....

from personal experience, i wouldn't overdo it cuz i once passed out jittering because I had 2 rockstars within the span of 3 hrs.......and i'm a big guy, trust me.......and nobody REALLY knows what these ingredients are capable of long term, so i'd do anything in moderation......because u don't wanna b the reason they find out what energy drinks do to our system over a period of time.......

And no have energy drinks after alcohol is not the solution, because only some energy drinks have ingredients that will stimulate ur CNS so you can concentrate better mentally, u might get physically faster than if you were plastered but there will be no change in ur impairment due to alcohol......

hope this helps

I drink 1 Rockstar Juiced (the orange kind) every other day (not counting weekends, when I drink none) sometimes I get and eye-twitch, but other than that nothing really seems different, I don't even really feel an energy boost, it just makes me feel a little less drowsy.

ok; well. all i have to say is that your wrong. i drink AT LEAST one rockstar a day.; [and thats just on my good days]. even thoguh it does make me a tad dehidrated. the effect it gvies me is worth it. it does not make me nausius. ann please... TWITCHING? exhagerate much? so; yea.
DRINK ROCKSTAR.

Well i had a Rockstar and another kind of energy drink about 45 min later (that was between 12:30 and 1:45 this afternoon) and i started shaking and getting hot flashes and dizzy and lightheaded all at the same time. And i also started twitching so that person is not lying. Now it is 2:00am and i am still wide awake but i feel sick and my muscles keep twitching. I am never drinking another energy drink again. I think its something in them and i dont wanna find out what.

It seems that the main points against the Rockstar energy drinks are the caffine and amount of sugar. Besides the caffine, is drinking Diet Rockstar (no sugar) good for you? It seems to have a lot of vitamins. Also, the sugar isn't replaced by Splenda or some other artificial sweetner as it is in most diet drinks.

Actually all rockstars, especially juiced rockstars, contain less sugar then many sodas. I couldn't believe it when I compared a juiced rockstar nutrition label to that of Welch's Grape Soda. The sugar amount in the soda is double that of the rockstar.
Rockstar also removed sodium benzoate from their products when the nation found out that it was potentially harmful, as well as removed high fructose corn syrup from their drinks. And I think we all know that high fructose corn syrup is pretty much slow death in liquid form.
However, I am by no means saying that rockstars are healthy and that you can drink them daily. It doesn't matter what your body type is, YOU SHOULD NEVER DRINK MORE THAN ONE ENERGY DRINK A DAY, AND NOT DRINK ENERGY DRINKS DAILY.
It is a well known fact that energy drinks can speed up your heart rate and cause heart attacks. I myself was a little apprehensive to this information until I found out that a friend I know actually had a heart attack from drinking a 2-liter of vault, and coming home later and drinking a redbull.
If you still aren't convinced that drinking energy drinks daily is a health hazard, then I will leave you this tid bit of information.
An 8 oz. cup of coffee has approximately 250 milligrams of caffiene. Your average energy drink has 1000 milligrams of caffiene per 8 oz. and most energy drinks are sold in 16 oz. cans. So one energy drink is the equivelance of drinking 8 cups of coffee. And if you drink two or three energy drinks in one day, you might as well be drinking 16, or 24 cups of coffee.
Do you honestly believe that is safe?

They can be very addicting-a person I know drinks 3+ every single day!
Also, it stunts your growth. He's about 5 feet tall.

No. They are not healthy for you at all. All they are, are drinks with loads of caffeine with more on th side! Soda is bad also. Just drink water everyone! WATER!

Drinking that much caffiene at once can also cause diahorrea in some people... be warned...

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Rockstar energy drinks definitely not the worse thing you can drink. Although I am not about to list the caffiene levels of all energy drinks they certainly aren't as bad as another person here stated. Rockstar 16oz contains about 150-160 mg of caffine while Rockstar Zero Carb 16oz contains 240mg caffiene. An 8oz cup of coffee has about 135mg caffiene, varying according to preparation. Rockstar Juiced varieties contain 50% juice. That is more juice than most any juice drink out there, not to be confused with 100% juice of course. Look at the label of juice drinks the next time you are at the store. All in all, Rockstar isn't that bad. As with all thinks remember moderation.

Another little tid bit, up to 300mg of caffiene a day is considered safe for most adults. Less for children, less than 100mg.

Damn mostly everyone here is bullsh@@@ing. For all the comments about high caffeine, read the damn label before you post people. I have a Rockstar drink right there in front of me and it has only 80mg of caffeine. They also added Ginkogo Biloba that can increase your mental wareness.

Damn mostly everyone here is bullsh@@@ing. For all the comments about high caffeine, read the damn label before you post people. I have a Rockstar drink right there in front of me and it has only 80mg of caffeine. They also added Ginkogo Biloba that can increase your mental wareness.

Damn mostly everyone here is bullsh@@@ing. For all the comments about high caffeine, read the damn label before you post people. I have a Rockstar drink right there in front of me and it has only 80mg of caffeine. They also added Ginkogo Biloba that can increase your mental wareness.

Damn mostly everyone here is bullsh@@@ing. For all the comments about high caffeine, read the damn label before you post people. I have a Rockstar drink right there in front of me and it has only 80mg of caffeine. They also added Ginkogo Biloba that can increase your mental wareness.

Damn mostly everyone here is bullsh@@@ing. For all the comments about high caffeine, read the damn label before you post people. I have a Rockstar drink right there in front of me and it has only 80mg of caffeine. They also added Ginkogo Biloba which can increase your mental wareness.

No energy drink is good for you, it's like taking energy pills, It wakes you up makes you hyper, which could result in heart failure because it boosts your heart rate. And it also brings you right back down to feeling sleepy tired right afterwards. None are good for you, but I still drink them because they're delicious. Rockstar's are the only energy drink I will consume. I'm naturally energetic so they don't phase me, I only drink them for the flavor. :]

hope I helped.

Don't listen to all these people who never even look at the label about the caffiene. I have one right in front of me now and it only has 80mg of caffiene. Stop bullsh@@@ people if you don't know your stuff. Rockstar even has ginkgo biloba to help with mental awareness :D

Dude that re-posted 6 times may need to lay off the energy drinks (just f'in with ya').
I have a 16 oz. RockStar Energy drink in front of me - let me run down the numbers (I'll just double the serving since there are two servings in this can and yes, I will drink the whole can:
Calories: 280
Total Carb: 62g
Total Sugars: 62g
Vitamin B2: 6.8 mg
Vitamin B3: 40 mg
Vitamin B5: 20 mg
Vitamin B6: 4 mg
Vitamin B12: 12 mcg
Sodium: 80 mg
Energy Blend: 2.70 g
Taurine: 2000 mg
Ginkgo Biloba: 300 mg
Caffeine: 160 mg
Guarana: 50 mg
Inositol: 50 mg
L-Carnitine: 50 mg
Panax Ginseng: 50 mg
Milk Thistle: 40 mg

What does it mean? I don't know, but it tastes pretty good! A lot damn better than Red Bull that's for sure.

Dude that re-posted 6 times may need to lay off the energy drinks (just f'in with ya').
I have a 16 oz. RockStar Energy drink in front of me - let me run down the numbers (I'll just double the serving since there are two servings in this can and yes, I will drink the whole can:
Calories: 280
Total Carb: 62g
Total Sugars: 62g
Vitamin B2: 6.8 mg
Vitamin B3: 40 mg
Vitamin B5: 20 mg
Vitamin B6: 4 mg
Vitamin B12: 12 mcg
Sodium: 80 mg
Energy Blend: 2.70 g
Taurine: 2000 mg
Ginkgo Biloba: 300 mg
Caffeine: 160 mg
Guarana: 50 mg
Inositol: 50 mg
L-Carnitine: 50 mg
Panax Ginseng: 50 mg
Milk Thistle: 40 mg

What does it mean? I don't know, but it tastes pretty good! A lot damn better than Red Bull that's for sure.