What's the lowdown on energy drinks?

Life can be exhausting, and while a nap might be in order, it’s rare you’ve got time to take one.

Caffeine can come to the rescue, but you might not be a fan of tea of coffee. Energy drinks are an alternative, but are they any good for you?

Norman and Tegan explain what modern energy drinks contain, and what the ingredients do.

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• Prevalence and Amounts of Common Ingredients Found in Energy Drinks and Shots
• International society of sports nutrition position stand: energy drinks and energy shots
• Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a systematic review examining evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes
• Energy Drinks and Their Adverse Health Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• A randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial of a decaffeinated energy drink shows no significant acute effect on mental energy
• Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging
• This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab