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Add to list. In your cart. Mountain Dew Kickstart contains 5. A 16 fl oz can has a total of 90 mg of caffeine. Caffeine in Drinks. Different serving size? Compare sugar levels of other drinks. Last updated on 10 Feb Suggestions or corrections? Send Feedback. It comes in a smaller can than original Taking a glance at these ingredient lists, you can see that Kickstart is sweetened by high fructose corn syrup, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose.
Let's talk about those unnatural and unhealthy sweeteners. Fructose, the main sweetener in Kickstart, has been linked to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, obesity, fatty liver disease, and metabolic syndrome.
Another study has shown that added sugars can lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes, fructose might be the worst of these added sugars. Sucralose is one of the main artificial sweeteners used in sugar-free Coca Cola Energy. Despite being around since the s, there has not been a ton of human research done on the effects of sucralose. There have been sucralose studies conducted on rats showing damage to gut bacteria. There have also been studies linking sucralose to a higher risk of cancer with the mice.
Learn more about Sucralose here. Like sucralose, Ace-K is a calorie-free sweetener used in many diet products, including sugar-free versions of Red Bull, Rockstar, Bang, and Monster. Similar to sucralose, Ace-K has been tested against mice.
The research showed that Ace-K has been linked to cancer, thyroid issues, and changes in brain function. Kickstart has a measly 90 mg of caffeine. Every other popular energy drink contains more than mg of caffeine. One of the lesser-known facts about caffeine is that there are many sources of caffeine. Some of the sources are natural, plant-based caffeine while others are synthetically produced. Synthetically produced caffeine from Chinese pharmaceutical plants is the most popular caffeine source in soft drinks and energy drinks.
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