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Energy Drink Benefits:

 

More Energy

This one may be obvious, but it is a very important benefit that energy drinks provide. Each energy drink contains more caffeine than a cup of coffee and can support wakefulness and feelings of being alert. Your productivity will go up and you will be surprised at the ways it helps you to pay attention.

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Fast Delivery

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Because an energy drink is typically served cold, it can be drunk much faster than a hot coffee or other caffeinated beverage. Because you can drink these faster it means a quicker consumption and the caffeine gets into your system much faster.

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Standardized Caffeine

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Energy drinks provide you with a standardized caffeine amount in each can. This means that you know exactly how much caffeine you are getting as opposed to coffee and tea which can vary greatly on the amount of caffeine you are consuming.

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Healthy Options

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While black coffee is zero calories, many people do not enjoy the taste of black coffee or coffee in general. Adding milk, sugar, and cream can really add on the calories to any coffee drink. However, there are a lot of zero calorie energy drinks that come in a variety of flavors. This can give you that boost of caffeine without the worries of sugar and calories.

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Increase Reaction Time

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Studies have shown that there are beneficial behavioral effects of energy drinks that contain vitamins, glucose, and taurine. In the study, each energy drink contained 75 mg of caffeine as well as the same calorie amount from glucose. These drinks were shown to significantly increase both self-ratings of energetic stimulation as well as reaction time. In a driving simulator, 11 volunteers who were tired were examined. There was considerable improvement in reaction times and lane drifting for up to two hours after drinking the energy drink.

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Concentration and Memory Improvement

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Energy drinks have been shown to improve one’s mental performance greatly. When it comes to immediate recall and concentration, energy drinks can help to greatly improve them both. After drinking an energy drink, 36 volunteers showed a great improvement in their memory and ability to concentrate. There was also an improvement in secondary memory, which is a combination of both word recognition and delayed pictures.

The study also showed that there was an increase in the subjective ratings of one’s stimulation.