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Q Discuss with your peers on the following items: 1. Discuss the components of the energy drinks mentioned in the article (pg. 5-8) and evaluate which component contributes most to calories? 2. What is a calorie?-A calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Our bodies’ store and "burn" calories as fuel. 3. Some ingredients (such as caffeine) do not have a metabolic energy source, but provide the perception of increased energy after consumption. How? 4. With a partner, use reasoning skill to reach conclusion about caffeine, an important component of energy drinks.

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1.The Components of Energy Drink: Some of the components of energy drinks are glucose, fructose, sucrose, glutamine, citric acid, ascorbic acid or Vitamin C, Niacin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B3, Caffeine. Among them carbohydrates such as glucose, fructose and sucrose provide most of the energy.