Ok, so my mom wants me to stop drinking so many energy drinks. Shes says it can damage my heart and health. So is it true that caffiene damages my heart or health?By the way, when I say health I don't mean sleep.

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Caffeine is a stimulant and can artificially increase your heart rate.

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Caffeine increases the levels of cAMP in the heart cells, mimicking the effects of epinephrine. cAMP diffuses through the cell and acts as a "secondary messenger," activating protein kinase A (PKA; cAMP- dependent Protein Kinase). This increased PKA activity increases the responsiveness of cardiomyocytes to the calcium currents that control beating.According to one study, caffeine, in the form of coffee, significantly reduces the risk of heart disease in epidemiological studies. However, the protective effect was found only in participants who were not severely hypertensive (i.e. patients that are not suffering from a very high blood pressure). Furthermore, no significant protective effect was found in participants aged less than 65 years or in cerebrovascular disease mortality for those aged equal or more than 65 years.Hope this helps! =)

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Energy drinks ARE damaging to your nervous and circulatory systems. The caffiene is one part. The other part is things like guarana, taurine, etc. They destroy inhibitors in your nervous system that regulate adreneline production. Eventually this will lead to premature heart failure.

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It just might make your heart go a little faster and helps you concentrate more, but you would need like 400-450 mg a day of caffeine for it to pose any danger to you. Maybe like 5 or 6 energy drinks. It's like anything else, if you eat or drink too much of it, you'll get sick.

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