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minus-squarePersen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·10 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Energy#Ingredients caffeine, a lot of it.
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·10 months agoThat’s 1/3 less caffeine than in a 16oz iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts, and a large is 32oz. I’m not arguing to give large coffees to 8 year olds but rather that this isn’t as much caffeine as people think it is
minus-squareOrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoOne argument I could see is that energy drinks are super sweet and sugary (not to mention cheeper) and on top of that they have bunch of cool flavors. While coffee is more off-putting
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months ago coffee is more off-putting It straight up offends me to concede this point lol
minus-squarePersen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoCoffee is ilegal for children in most countries, so thease should be as well, but you have a point.
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoWhere is this true? I’ve never heard of this and Google fed me nothin
minus-squarePersen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoI just assumed it is. Maybe it isn’t. Idk sorry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Energy#Ingredients caffeine, a lot of it.
That’s 1/3 less caffeine than in a 16oz iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts, and a large is 32oz.
I’m not arguing to give large coffees to 8 year olds but rather that this isn’t as much caffeine as people think it is
One argument I could see is that energy drinks are super sweet and sugary (not to mention cheeper) and on top of that they have bunch of cool flavors. While coffee is more off-putting
It straight up offends me to concede this point lol
Coffee is ilegal for children in most countries, so thease should be as well, but you have a point.
Where is this true? I’ve never heard of this and Google fed me nothin
I just assumed it is. Maybe it isn’t. Idk sorry.