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- Title
Intake of energy drinks in association with alcoholic beverages in a cohort of students of the School of Medicine of the University of Messina.
- Authors
Oteri, Alessandro; Salvo, Francesco; Caputi, Achille Patrizio; Calapai, Gioacchino
- Abstract
Energy drinks (ED) are a widely used group of beverages known for their stimulant effects on central nervous system (CNS). The main components of ED are caffeine, taurine, carbohydrates, glucuronolactone, inositol, niacin, pantenol, and beta-complex vitamins. The studies evaluating the effects of ED describe improvements in attention and/or reaction times and indices of alertness. It has been also shown that combination of caffeine and glucose, fundamental constituents of ED, can ameliorate deficits in cognitive performance and subjective fatigue during extended periods of cognitive demand. Moreover, the associated ingestion of alcohol and ED has recently been observed to be becoming more and more widespread.
- Publication
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 2007, Vol 31, Issue 10, p1677
- ISSN
0145-6008
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00464.x