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Red Bull Won't Boost Alcohol Buzz
Red Bull Won't Boost Alcohol Buzz
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| Red Bull Won't Boost Alcohol Buzz Any Mood Boost Is Likely Wishful Thinking, Study Shows By Jeanie Lerche Davis Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 WebMD Medical News Sept. 14, 2004 -- Think Red Bull will let you party longer? That's just an urban myth, according to a new Brazilian study. Energy drinks like Red Bull -- which contain caffeine and other stimulants -- have gained popularity in recent years. A handful of studies have fueled a theory that energy drinks can delay the depressive effects of alcohol. But the drinks don't contain enough caffeine to do that, writes researcher Maria Lucia O. Souza Formigoni, PhD, a psychobiologist with the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Her report, which appears in the latest issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, set out to dispel that urban myth. "In Brazil, as in other countries, the use of 'energy drinks' such as Red Bull is relatively common in bars and night clubs," says Formigoni in a news release. "Many young people use them mixed with vodka, whisky, and other spirits." The combination may give people the sensation of less alcohol effects. But their driving judgment will be comprised. In fact, Formigoni has surveyed people in nightclubs -- asking whether they mixed energy drinks with alcohol, why, and what effects they noticed. Three-quarters of the clubbers cited "increasing the alcohol stimulant effects" as their reason. The main effects were happiness, euphoria, extroversion, and increased vigor. In her current study, Formigoni tested 14 healthy male volunteers; in four sessions, each one week apart, they got a different drink -- either water, an alcoholic drink, an energy drink, or alcohol plus an energy drink. Then, they jumped on a bicycle to test their performance. Their blood was also tested for mood hormones and other changes. When all this was factored together, it was curtains for the Red Bull-and-alcohol myth. At various points in the test, heart rate was significantly faster and adrenaline levels were higher, she notes. However, researchers found no performance or mood-boosting effects. There is some evidence that energy drinks can reduce anxiety or tremors before competition, she notes. However, the effect on performance and delay in recovery work against that positive effect. The boost that partiers feel may simply be wishful thinking -- a placebo effect, she writes. "Young people should ... be careful when using these drinks together until more evidence is available," she writes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: Formigoni, M. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Sept. 2004: vol 28. |
I was never under the impression that it would boost the buzz or anything like that... the only real chemical benefit it seems to have is that the caffene input helps to counter the usual drowsiness that comes with alcohol. And of course it does a damn good job at masking the taste.
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| Originally posted by nrjizer And of course it does a damn good job at masking the taste. |
thats why i mix it... but never mix skyy and red bull... ruins the skyy, which we drink bare in norway mmm skyy
either way its a friggin expensive drink at a club $10 a piece for vodka and red bull
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| Originally posted by DJ Joshua H either way its a friggin expensive drink at a club $10 a piece for vodka and red bull |
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| Originally posted by dj_alfi hell yeah thats why i mix it... but never mix skyy and red bull... ruins the skyy, which we drink bare in norway mmm skyy |
That's right, Red Bull and Grey Goose.
why would you use grey goose? try drinking that straight or with tonic, thats the idea.
perhaps you are just trying to pay more for booze than mixer?
bullshit
the substance that makes red bull a "energy drink" its not caffeine its called taurine and it have a lot of energy, aaaa lot of energyyyy thats why you just should drink 3 red bulls per day
red bull is like an upper. i once drank a red bull followed by the hansen's energy drink on a 10 hour detour drive from las vegas back to los angeles, after they went through i couldn't stay awake behind the wheel. of course only getting 6 hours of sleep in three days could have had an effect on me too.
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i saw a pick-up truck the other day with the bed full of rockstar, no rum though.
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| Originally posted by MERLIN i saw a pick-up truck the other day with the bed full of rockstar, no rum though. |
i drink vodka-redbull cause it tastes good, not because it boosts the NRG. i have plenty of it naturally...
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