Energy Drinks and things of that nature, by themselves, are bad for you.  There, I said it.  They are BAD FOR YOU.  By themselves anyways.  With that noted, it is highly recommended that you drink your daily intake of water, and on top of that, a few more cups, beyond the consumption of energy drinks or energy shots.  Why?  Well, let's do some quick, logical and wise fact-checking to figure out why water is so important.

Most energy drinks, shots, and things of that nature, contain caffeine, of course.  They also contain other sources of "energy".  One in particular that comes to mind is Taurine.  There is an instant problem here: Taurine actually doesn't give energy.  In fact, the only proven things Taurine has accomplished is reduced blood pressure, and potentially prevent tendonitis (since it helps in the maintenance of skeletal muscles).  So don't rely on Taurine to provide anything but help your hands from cramping up.  The next thing energy drinks contain that claim give energy is Vitamin B Complex.  B vitamins are eight very helpful vitamins that play roles in cell metabolism.  Energy drinks and shots are LOADED with Vitamin B Complex.  In fact, the human body can only take so much before you piss out the rest.  5 Hour Energy Shots claim to have 8,333% of  your daily intake of B-12, and 2000% of your daily intake of B-6.  These aren't totally necessary, and any claim that Vitamin B Complex gives energy hasn't been proven at all.  Thus, two of the major "energy" sources aren't really energy at all.  While Taurine and Vitamin B Complex are helpful, too much Vitamin B Complex can be harmful to the human body.

Let's go back to a big word for a minute: Metabolism.  I generally have high metabolism.  I weigh 150 lbs, and I probably drink 8-12 glasses of water a day.  This is a good thing, considering I drink energy drinks, because the water keeps up with the metabolism increase caused by the Vitamin B Complex.  Energy drinks and shots dehydrate you.  It's a proven fact.  Drink water to avoid being dehydrated.  Also, drink water so that the extra Vitamin B Complex in your body gets processed as waste.  If it doesn't get processed as waste, and gets consumed by the body, it could be potentially harmful.  That's why they have warning labels on these things.  When used incorrectly, they'll not only dehydrate you, but they'll also caused physical damage.

Alright, so I have covered the partly important bits.  There is other things to discuss about when it comes to the dangers of energy drinks, but I'll get to those later on in the Projects.  Sugar is the big one, and that will be discussed in the next Foreword.

Project PRES (Ponza Report Energy Shots) is the first project to kick off.  I'm still trying to gather the materials, so the project will be in 2 parts.  Part 1 is the major label brands, those being Amp, Monster, and Rockstar.  Part 2 will be the lesser known brands, those being Hype, Jolt, 5 Hour Energy, and whatever else I can find that fits the category of Energy Shot.  Thank you for reading the Foreword, and