Next on my shit list: false advertisement.
Yeah I know, it's everywhere. But there's a difference between a dick head car salesman trying to sell you a lemon and an ad sponsored by Big Corporate that is complete and utter bullshit. I know some people have differing opinions, but I'm going to use a little something called science. Yes, science is going to be used to show the complete bullshit and potential danger of these ads. Today we'll start with one that has gotten quite a rise out of me
5 Hour Energy - Doctor Approval Ad
5 Hour energy is attempting to (and is) taking a big share in the energy drink market. With consumers looking to avoid things like sugar, calories, taurine, and guarana, 5 Hour energy looks almost like a godsend. It's 4 calories. True. And it's not high in sugar. Also true. And that's where the realisms ends in these ads. Here's on that drives me up the fucking wall.
I left the link for the ad on the picture to your right. Now, I could go on ad on about this insanity. So I'll try to be brief, yet brutal. Note: when you go the 5 hour Energy's youtube page and this video, you'll see a majority of dislikes.
You'll also see that comments are disabled. Hmm... I wonder why (so intelligent people can't tell others about the bullshit). Basically, this ad says that 73 percent of doctors recommend this drink to their healthy patients if they are consuming energy drinks.
It also praises the continual, habitual use (once a day) of the product. There are a lot of ways to break this crap down. To add to it, this company claims that doctors recommend this stuff. I wonder if they were doctors on their payroll. Or I wonder what questions they asked these doctors exactly. See what this doctor has to say about the drink.
You'll also see that comments are disabled. Hmm... I wonder why (so intelligent people can't tell others about the bullshit). Basically, this ad says that 73 percent of doctors recommend this drink to their healthy patients if they are consuming energy drinks.
Again, no energy drinks are good for you. Once in a while won't kill you, but your body can do without it. My problem comes from 5 Hour Energy hiding the potential illness and issues that can come from their product. To start, 5 Hour Energy has 2000 percent of vitamin B6 and over 8000 percent of B12! You don't EVER need that much of a vitamin. Just to show you, here's what vitamin B6 overdose can do. Here's what B12 can do in a high amount (not as severe, according to studies, but still worth noting). In short, B6 overdose can cause nerve damage and conditions, among other things. Having high amounts of unneeded vitamins in your body also can cause strain on the liver and liver issues, especially concerning Niacin, another product that is overused in this product.
There's no magic potion to stay up. There's a price, but you should NOT be throwing these things back every day. I would venture to say that 5 Hour Energy is one of the WORST drinks biologically. A low sugar alternate energy drink may have calories, Taurine, and/or Guarana, but not in obscene amounts. It also won't shoot out your liver, or even worse, your eyes.
Essentially, 5 hour Energy is encouraging potentially dangerous vitamin overdose. They are using a plea to authority to "prove" their product is superior. Oh, and then they say 6 million or however the fuck many people use it. Yeah, and just because a lot of people use it doesn't mean it's good. More than that many people smoke, but I'm not lighting up a cigarette over here.
Regardless, be aware of the bullshit of advertising. 5 Hour Energy wins as No. 1 on my shit list.
