Replying to @Drew Come with me to Costco to look for healthy energy drinks… - I’ve yet to find a healthy energy drink that doesn’t contain artificial sweeteners or preservatives that are harmful to the body. - Ghost was no different. - Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate have been linked to DNA damage and cellular damage (genotoxicity and cytotoxicity). - Sucralose and acesulfame potassium have been shown to cause higher incidences of heart problems and lack of oxygen to the brain (cardiovascular events and cerebrovascular events). - I’m still looking for a healthy energy drink but for now I’m going to pass on this one. - Details in my profile for coaching OR go to coachgabbi.com and fill out the form. - Gabbi 💕 - LSN, CPT - #healthyh#healthyfoodn#nutrition - Referenced studies: - Fatma Okus, Deniz Yuzbasioglu, Fatma Unal, Molecular docking study of frequently used food additives for selected targets depending on the chromosomal abnormalities they cause, Toxicology, Volume 502, 2024 - Parvin Dehghan, Ali Mohammadi, Hossein Mohammadzadeh-Aghdash, Jafar Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi, Pharmacokinetic and toxicological aspects of potassium sorbate food additive and its constituents,Trends in Food Science & Technology, Volume 80, 2018, Pages 123-130, ISSN 0924-2244 - Debras C, Chazelas E, Sellem L, Porcher R, Druesne-Pecollo N, Esseddik Y, de Edelenyi FS, Agaësse C, De Sa A, Lutchia R, Fezeu LK, Julia C, Kesse-Guyot E, Allès B, Galan P, Hercberg S, Deschasaux-Tanguy M, Huybrechts I, Srour B, Touvier M. Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort. BMJ. 2022 Sep 7;378:e071204. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071204. PMID: 36638072; PMCID: PMC9449855. - Debras C, Chazelas E, Sellem L, Porcher R, Druesne-Pecollo N, Esseddik Y et al. Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort BMJ 2022; 378 :e071204 doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-071204 - @gabbituft