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 Get answers to the health questions everyone's asking. Hosted by experienced health reporters Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor, What's That Rash? podcast gives you the information you need to feel good and make the best decisions for your brain and body. Listen to more episodes on ABC listen 👉 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/program... Got a question? Email us at [email protected] What's That Rash? is recorded on the unceded lands of the Jagera, Turrbal and Gadigal. ___________ 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 __________ 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... #EnergyDrink #Caffeine #Health #Energy #WhatsThatRash Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like:   / abcscience   Follow:   / abchealth   --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/