Are energy drinks for you? Energy drinks can have some positive effects and negative effects on your health, but it depends on your opinion. Whether it’s a Redbull in the morning or a Monster for lunch, energy drinks are common, especially for sleep-deprived teens.

So, what do students think about energy drinks? Of course, some think energy drinks are beneficial and have a good effect on their day.

Meanwhile, there are others who believe that these highly caffeinated beverages are harmful and have stopped drinking them.

“I don’t drink energy drinks anymore,” freshman Kennly Nelson said. “They’ll make my heart explode one day.”

And some students don’t even touch these drinks due to religious reasons.

“In our religion, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” freshman Sam Williams said, “we believe, according to the Word of Wisdom, that we are encouraged to not drink things such as energy drinks, coffee, tea, or other similar drinks with caffeine.”

From a scientific point of view, energy drinks are loaded with caffeine, a stimulant that can supposedly give you energy for a limited amount of time. Caffeine can stay in the body for hours. Caffeine may actually give someone an energy boost while just increasing the heart rate of another, so it can vary from person to person.

Students may acknowledge the harm that energy drinks can have, but may not care as much

To some students, caffeine is just a neutral thing that they neither indulge in nor abstain from.

“I have one every couple of days,” freshman Cash Peterson said. “Usually just when I go down to the game store. I think they’re generally neutral, considering I don’t drink them very often.”

Those who enjoy regular caffeine consumption tend to have a go-to favorite drink.

“My favorite energy drink is Red Bull,” Rakness said. “I like almost all of the flavors they have, specifically the coconut berry Red Bull, and the new grapefruit RedBull is my favorite… My least favorite ones are like the Celsius ones. Those are really nasty.”

“I like the Viking Monsters,” Peterson said. “Those are really good.”

All in all, choosing whether or not to drink energy drinks and consume caffeine is entirely up to each individual.