Energy Drink Sparks Controversy
September 3, 2021
Celcius has taken the world by storm as people begin to love this new energy drink.
Celsius directly claims, “CELSIUS powers active lives every day with essential, functional energy. We’re different from other energy drinks because we focus on movement. When combined with exercise, our formula is clinically proven to boost your metabolism and help you burn body fat. Made with only the best ingredients, CELSIUS has no artificial preservatives or flavors, no aspartame or high fructose corn syrup, and it’s very low in sodium and contains only 10 calories”.
Celcius is separating themselves from other energy drinks because of the better ingredients they make their products with and how they increase productivity.
On celcius.com the brand states, “With over 50 % of our ingredient list being good-for-you vitamins and antioxidants this helps to kickstart thermogenic properties in the body. Thermogenic properties are proven to increase metabolism and make the nervous system more active. In turn, this causes your body to burn more calories and body fat than you normally would with exercise alone. Our
MetaPlus® blend is specially formulated to turn on thermogenesis so you can get the most out of your workout”. So what’s not to love about this amazing drink?
Things started to take a turn for this brand when recently the NCAA came out with a study that revealed how Celcius drinks contain several illegal performance stimulants that make athletes test positive on drug tests. This means that competitive athletes, Olympians, and any profession that drug tests their employees are not allowed to drink Celsius. Celcius is seen to contain the illegal banned stimulants of guarana, ginseng, L-carnitine and taurine which are all banned or considered impermissible by the NCAA, the National Olympic Committee, and the World Anti-Doping Agency. In addition,
Celcius contains 200 mg of caffeine which is over twice the amount of caffeine in an 8 ounce cup of coffee. This is not great since health problems start to occur in the body when 400 mg of caffeine are consumed which is only two cans of Celcius. According to the FDA.gov. website, Drinking over 400 mg of caffeine causes heart and kidney problems, anxiety, insomnia, tremors, paranoia, and blood clots.
