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Just a few weeks before the ball dropped in Time Square marking the start of 2009, New York Governor David Patterson unveiled plans to add an "obesity tax" of about 15 percent on the sale of unhealthy beverages as part of the state’s new budget plan.

The proposed tax would help raise healthcare funds and promote healthier choices, a strategy that may be adopted by other states. Under Gov. Paterson’s proposal, those beverages deemed unhealthy include drinks high in sugar like regular soda and energy drinks. Beverages that would be exempt from the tax and falling into the healthy drink category include milk, juice, bottled water, diet drinks, and sugar-free beverages.

Sugar, along with plenty of extras, is used in a lot of energy drink formulas. For example, one popular energy drink fills a 16 oz. can with 62 grams of sugar (that’s over 13 teaspoons) and 25 times the calories found in one 5-Hour Energy Shot which contains zero sugar and only four calories.

An "obesity tax" may or may not provide a budget and waistline solution in New York, but it is another tactic being adopted to promote healthy choices in what consumers purchase and what manufacturers produce. Since its introduction in 2004, 5-Hour Energy has been an industry leader and innovator by providing working adults, extreme athletes, college students and all-around sleepyheads with hours of “smooth energy” without the unhealthy extras.

Sources:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/would-an-obesity-tax-curb-calorie-filled-drinks/?apage=1

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/12/14/2008-12-14_governor_paterson_proposes_obesity_tax_a-1.html

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/680eadd0-cad9-11dd-87d7-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1

http://www.5hourenergy.com/index.asp

Labels: energy drinks, energy shots, sugar free

You've seen the runner from the 5-Hour Energy logo. But do you know his name? No? Well neither do we, and that's a problem.

So we're leaving it up to 5-Hour fans to help us decide what to name him. Since the 5-Hour Energy Fan Zone is going to be the home turf for our very own 5-Hour Energy Guy, that's where you need to go to be a part of the Name the Energy Guy Contest. The fan that suggests the best name for the 5-Hour Energy Guy will win free 5-Hour Energy shots. And who doesn't want free 5-Hour Energy? Check out the contest over at the 5-Hour Fan Zone, and use your creative energy for the good of the Energy Guy.

While you're at the 5-Hour Energy Fan Zone, don't forget to take a look around and see what else we have going on. Help us out today, and enter to win free 5-Hour Energy while you're at it.

Labels: contests

You may have noticed that the new 5-Hour Energy Web site is in operation and running at full stride, but the Web site is just one location that 5-Hour Energy is invigorating minds and improving performance. The new 5-Hour Energy MySpace page is connecting scholars, fitness gurus, musicians, gamers, working adults and all other walks of life within a popular social community. Since we love to see the world fueled and at peak performance, those who become a MySpace friend of 5-Hour Energy are instantly entered to win a free 12 pack of 5-Hour Energy shots!

We appreciate that our fans want to be kept up to date about the latest 5-Hour Energy products, promotions, events and more, so we created the 5-Hour MySpace page to give us a place to really connect with our large audience, and provide quick shots of 5-Hour Energy updates, news and promotions. For our friends on the 5-Hour MySpace page, efficiency is optimized and the daily pursuit of energy is extinct because they are the first to know about 5-Hour Energy contests and freebies.

The 5-Hour Energy MySpace community is just one addition to the line up of new online opportunities to connect with the 5-Hour smooth energy shot. We’ve introduced the 5-Hour Energy Fan Zone, where fans can share their 5-Hour photos and stories, as well as the “Name the Energy Guy” contest and 5-Hour Energy YouTube channel. There is always something energizing online from 5-Hour Energy.

Labels: contests