ENERGY DRINKS

What are energy drinks?

• They are beverages which contain legal stimulants, vitamins, and minerals.
• Energy drinks provide people with energy and a feeling of alertness.
• The energy drink, started in Japan.

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• in 1962, a company called Taisho introduced Lipovitan D — a legal, energizing tonic sold in minibar-size bottles. By the 1980s, such vitamin-fortified, extra-caffeinated beverages were being regularly consumed by Japanese executives struggling to get ahead. Energy drinks were then created.

WHY?

• We chose energy drinks so we could test how effective they are.
• As well as, we wanted to see what was inside energy drinks.
• Finally, we wanted to see which energy drink is the best.

CHEMISTRY OF ENERGY DRINKS

• Caffeine- Caffeine is a stimulant that speeds up the central nervous system. It stimulates the brain, elevates the mood and postpones fatigue.

CHEMISTRY

• Taurine- Taurine is an amino acid, a chemical that is a required building block of protein. Taurine can act as an antioxidant. Normally taurine is produced in the human body, but it is thought that in some stressful situations or under other certain conditions increased amounts of taurine are eliminated from the body.

CHEMISTRY OF ENERGY DRINKS

• Guarana- Guarana is a bean from South America that contains roughly twice as much caffeine as coffee beans. It's long been used as a stimulant and adding it in even small amounts to energy drinks provides a greater jolt than caffeine alone. While not inherently dangerous, too much of it can cause problems, as can too much caffeine derived from other sources.

CHEMISTRY

• Ginseng- Ginseng is an herb that some research suggests increases energy and acts as an anti-fatigue agent. Too much ginseng can cause symptoms like headaches and diarrhea, but the amount in energy drinks is too low to be of concern.

OUR EXPERIMENT

• Our experiment was done over a span of 3 days. The energy drinks we tested were Redbull, Rockstar and Amp energy. We first did the test without the consumption of any energy drink so that we had a control. The first energy drink we tested was redbull. We did the experiment with 4 people; 2 girls and 2 guys.

OUR EXPERIMENT

• First they drank the energy drink. After they had finished the drink, we then had 3 different tests for them to complete.

EXPERIMENT

• The first one was a card one. We would show them a specific card, then mix that card with other cards. We would then ask them to identify which card had been shown to them earlier.

our experiment

• The second test was where we would show them a series of pictures then ask for the color of jerseys, or hair or the common thing in each picture. The last test was where we would ask them to close their eyes and clear their mind and then to picture a shot clock then count down from number 24 until they reach 1.

OUR EXPERIMENT

• We told them that if any other image popped up in their head that they should start over. We performed these type of tests because most energy drinks claim to help you have better focus and help you think better.

Reliable and Valid

• Our experiment can be considered reliable and valid due to the repetition and consistency of its nature.
• For three days the same group of people were used and the experiment took place in the same enviroment.
• Every thing was repeated in the same way, including the order of the experiment, and the pace at which the drinks were consumed.

conclusion

• Redbull is the most popular type of energy drink. It is the most expensive, but is also the most effective.
• Amp is the least known energy drink, but it is the cheapest. It is not as effective as Red bull.

conclusion

• Our results from our experiment were not very different, but when we asked our subjects, they told us they felt that the red bull energy drink felt the most effective.

conclusion

• As well, we know that the energy drinks worked because even though the results were similar, it took longer for the subjects to locate the card, or to recall the information being asked of them without the energy drink.

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Conclusion

• Energy drinks are effective if you are someone on the go, or an athelete or just someoone who needs a boost of energy, but too much of everything is bad. Not more than 1 can of an energy drink is recommended daily.