Thursday, 3 January 2013

Energy drinks: Glorified caffeine delivery systems?

An article in the New York Times today investigates whether there are any more benefits to energy drinks than those provided by a regular cup of coffee. It cites the opinion of various experts who seem to agree that the principal – and in their opinion the only important – ingredient in these concoctions is caffeine. According to these experts, basically what you are paying for is an overpriced bottle of caffeine, more expensive than a NoDoz pill and even a Starbucks coffee.
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