Russell Berryman 2/21/13 Bio 140 Section 2 Writing Assignment 1

Part1:Meier,Barry.EnergyDrinksPromiseEdge,butExpertsSayProofIsScant.NewYork Times1January2013.A1.Web. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/health/scantproofisfoundtobackupclaimsbyenergydrinks. html?pagewanted=1&ref=nutrition&_r=0

Part2:ItookmypopularpressarticlefromtheNewYorkTimes,whichmillionsofAmericansread daily.Thearticleproposesthatenergydrinksdonotprovideanyspecialformulaforenergyandtheir onlybenefitscomefromcaffeine.Everyenergydrinkcompanypromotestheirproductashavinga specialformulatoprovidesomethingmorethanjustacaffeineboost,butaccordingtothearticlenone ofthisistrue.Thearticlegoesontotalkabouthowsomeenergydrinkprovidelargeamountsof vitaminswhichreallydoesnotprovideanybenefittotheconsumersincetheycanalreadygetenoughof thesefromtheirdiet.Therearenootherprovenbenefitsseenfromanyotheringredientsinenergy drinksbesidesthebenefitsseenfromcaffeine.

Part3:McLellan,T.M.andLieberman,H.R.(2012),Doenergydrinkscontainactivecomponents otherthancaffeine?.NutritionReviews,70:730744.doi:10.1111/j.17534887.2012.00525.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.17534887.2012.00525.x/full(SecondaryResearch Review)Thisarticlereviewedthefindingsofseveraldifferentinternetarticlesandusedthemtoanalyze theeffectsofindividualingredientsinenergydrinks. Peacock,AmyandMartin,FrancesHeritageandCarr,Andrea.Energydrinkingredients.Contribution ofcaffeineandtaurinetoperformanceoutcomes.Appetite.Volume64.1May2013.Pages14. Web.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666313000044(PrimaryResearch)This articledetailedthefindingsofanexperimentinvolvingconsumptionofcaffeineandtaurineandtheir effectontheresultsoftwobasiccognitivetasks. Pettitt,RobertWandNiemeyer,JoLynneDandSexton,PatrickJandLipetzky,AmandaandMurray, StephenR.Dothenoncaffeineingredientsofenergydrinksaffectmetabolicresponsestoheavy exercise?JournalofStrengthandConditioningResearch.Web.Link(PrimaryResearch)This articledetailedthefindingsofanexperimentcomparingtheeffectsofthesecondaryingredientsof energydrinkstocaffeineduringandafterexercise.

Part4:Myfirstarticle,Doenergydrinkscontainactivecomponentsotherthancaffeine,examined findingsinmultiplestudiesandthenusedthisinformationtodetermineifparticularcomponentsofenergy drinkshadanyrealpositiveeffectsontheuser.Inexperimentswithmice,longtermuseoftaurineor taurinecombinedwithcaffeineimprovedthemicesrunningdistanceonatreadmill.Whiletaurineuse

Russell Berryman 2/21/13 Bio 140 Section 2 Writing Assignment 1

overtimecauseincreasedperformanceinmice,thiscannotbedirectlyappliedtohumanssinceitisnot easytocomparetheanimalsconsumptionamountstohumans.Inreviewsofotheringredientssuchas glucose,vitamins,guarana,andothercommonenergydrinkingredients,noconclusiveorsolidevidence wasfoundlinkinganyotheringredientinenergydrinksbesidescaffeinetoincreasedperformance. Inmynextarticle,Energydrinkingredients.Contributionofcaffeineandtaurineto performanceoutcomes,anexperimentwasconductedwhere19yearoldfemaleundergradswere givenapillwhichwaseithercontainedcaffeine,taurine,caffeineandtaurine,oraplacebo.45minutes afterconsumptionofthepilltheywereaskedtocompletetasksandtheresultswererecorded.The resultsshowedthatcaffeineconsumptionhadaneffectapositiveeffectonthestimulusdegradationtest whiletaurinedidnothaveanyeffectoneitherofthetests.Taurinecombinedwithcaffeinealsoappeared toreduceperformanceonthestimulusdegradationtestfromwhencaffeinewasusedbyitself.There werenoindependenteffectsofTaurineonperformanceshownfromtheexperiment. Fromthelastarticle,Dothenoncaffeineingredientsofenergydrinksaffectmetabolic responsestoheavyexercise?anotherexperimentwasconductedwhereadultsconsumedeitheraRed BulloranotherdrinkcontainingonlycaffeineequivalenttotheRedBull.Fromtheresubjectswere askedtocompleteanexercisetest(theyrodeaformofexercisebike)andthesubjectsgasexchange thresholdandmaximumoxygenintakewerethendetermined.Fromtheexperimenttherewasno differenceintheresultsbetweenthetwodrinks,showingthatthesecondaryingredientsoftheenergy drinkdidnothaveanyeffectontheperformanceoftheindividualsatall.

Part5:Aftergoingthroughallthreeofthescholarlyarticlestheyallseemtocompletelysupportthe claimthattherearenootherbenefitsfromenergydrinksotherthantheonesgainedfromcaffeine.The firstexperimentinvolvingthefemaleundergradsshowedthattaurine,amajoringredientinmostenergy drinks,didnothaveanypositiveeffectonperformanceincognitivefunctionsandinfactwhenused alongsidecaffeineactuallydecreasedperformanceinthestimulusdegradationtest.Thiscompletely agreeswiththepopularpressarticlewhichwrotethattaurinedidnothaveanypositiveeffects.Fromthe secondexperimentwhichinvolvedexerciseafterconsumingeitheraRedBulloradrinkcontainingthe exactsameamountofcaffeineandcalories,therewasnodifferenceinperformancefromonedrinkto theother.ThisshowsthattheonlythinghelpingperformanceinsidetheRedBullenergydrinkisthe caffeine.Thisresultcompletelyagreeswithmypressarticlesmainclaim,thatalltheimproved performancefromenergydrinkscamefromcaffeineandalloftheotheringredientsdidnotdoanything positive.Myfirstarticleevenwentintothismoreindepthbyanalyzingingredientsfromenergydrinks individually.Thesereviewsdidnotprovideanyclearevidencethatanyotheringredientssuchas vitamins,taurine,andglucoseimprovedmentalorphysicalperformanceorenergy.ThepressarticleI chosewasspotonandwasbackedupcompletelybymyscholarlyjournalarticles.