Effects and Effectiveness of Energy Drinks

There are two purposes of this paper. The first is to validate or invalidate the marketing claims of the effectiveness of Red Bull and coffee. The second is to evaluate the health risks associated with consuming products classified as energy drinks. This study is significant due to current daily consumption level among teens and adults. Using a hybrid of extensive research and our own experimentation, we will determine that energy drinks are both effective in increasing performance of the consumer and unlikely to cause immediate harm, but are not healthy and should not be consumed on a regular basis. The present research was conducted in a semester-long sophomore-level biomedical engineering course of physiology for engineers.