As a kid? So these have been around for a while? I thought the first I heard of these make-it-at-home soda things within the last four years. I used to see the infomercials they filmed at the malls and people would be like "oh shit, this really does taste like Coke!!"
But with energy drinks...... I dunno. Basically, what I'm getting at is some info on how bad energy drinks are. I see them all advertised as being fortified with vitamins and all that shit, but you always hear people saying they're bad.
One obvious factor is the sugar, but when I actually see people with an energy drink like Monster and especially Red Bull, it's always Sugar Free. So after that, what's left to attack about energy drinks that makes them different from a diet soda?
What about Five hour Energy?