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Do energy drinks offer any additional benefit above caffeine alone?🥤

Do the other ingredients do anything?

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Tom Coughlin
Oct 18, 2024
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Beyond the Buzz: Do Energy Drinks Offer More Than Caffeine for Mental and Physical Tasks?

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Caffeine is the most common ingredient in energy drinks, but they are only one ingredient in a cocktail of other “ergogenic” substances. But do the additional ingredients offer any additional benefit over caffeine alone? 🧐

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