The Lowdown On Energy Drinks: The Facts! | What's That Rash?

If you're not a fan of tea and coffee, energy drinks can be an alternative. But are they any good for you? Here's what modern energy drinks contain, and what the ingredients do. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go

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00:00 Intro
00:19 Q: Are energy drinks good or bad for you?
00:54 The ancient history of energy drinks
02:01 Caffeine vs malt
03:38 Carbohydrates
03:59 Sugars, sports and Kendal Mint Cake
04:42 Today’s energy drinks and guarana
04:59 The OG Energy Drinks
06:01 Taurine: the evidence
07:40 Taurine, sport and aging
09:04 B Vitamins: the evidence
09:49 Caffeine vs Decaf energy drinks
10:29 Guidelines for sports
11:18 Dangers of energy drinks
12:17 Caffeine and heart rhythm
13:00 Coffee vs energy drinks
13:40 Children and adolescents
13:59 Sugar-free energy drinks
14:28 Caffeine and training
15:06 Is tea or coffee better for you?
16:16 What other energy boosters are available?
16:42 *Mediterranean Diet Bell!*
17:17 Ask us questions!
17:30 Mailbag: n=1 Self-experiment update
18:00 Curing cancer with viruses
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This episode's references:

Prevalence and Amounts of Common Ingredients Found in Energy Drinks and Shots
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

International society of sports nutrition position stand: energy drinks and energy shots
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36862...

Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a systematic review examining
evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Energy Drinks and Their Adverse Health Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...)

A randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial of a decaffeinated energy drink shows no significant acute effect on mental energy
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31990...

Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.11...

This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab
https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

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