Caffeinated Energy Drinks Boost Physical Performance In Several Sport Modalities: Should They Be Considered By Antidoping Authorities?
Identificadores
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12020/776ISSN: 2161-1459
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1459.1000e136
Fecha
2015-03-31Tipo de documento
articleResumen
Caffeine has been consumed by man for centuries although the
manner of consumption has varied among different geographical
zones, according to the source of caffeine present in natural foods
(e.g., coffee, tea, mate, guaraná, kola, etc.). By the end of XIX century,
John S. Pemberton created the first non-natural caffeinated-beverage
that contained caffeine form the kola nut. The use of this beverage –
universally known as Coca-Cola- increased exponentially worldwide
and favored the apparition of hundreds of commercial caffeinated
drinks with similar characteristics. Although first energy drinks were
marketed in Thailand in the 1970s, these drinks became widely popular
when they were introduced in the European in the 1990s. Despite the
commercial availability of numerous caffeinated beverages and foods,
energy drinks have gained popularity in the last years, likely because
they provide a higher dose of caffeine per serve