If reaching for an energy drink is part of your daily routine, consider this: a 16 oz. can of Red Bull contains 52 grams of sugar, about the same amount as 11 Oreo cookies. Even more concerning are the health damaging ingredients found in these drinks including excessive doses of caffeine and other stimulants that increase your heart rate, blood pressure, and can lead to irritability, anxiety, and an inability to sleep.
Healthy Citizens is published by Citizens Energy Group, Human Resources Department, under the direction of Mark Bender, Director of Human Resources. It is distributed to the company’s employees and retirees, and to other interested parties upon request.
Editor: Melissa Hehmann
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