Author(s) :

Jocelyn Wang.

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Abstract :

The review aims to guide athletes in optimizing their performance by clarifying how different caffeine sources influence athletic performance and long-term health. Caffeine is widely used by athletes to improve physical performance, and its growing popularity has led to increased consumption of energy drinks and naturally caffeinated drinks by athletes. Many athletes rely on caffeine to increase energy, focus, and endurance before practices, workouts, and competitions. This review paper compares and contrasts research on the effects of energy drinks and naturally caffeinated drinks on exercise performance, using measures such as reaction time, endurance, speed, and strength. By focusing on studies from sports medicine and physiology studies, this review paper summarizes the differences between energy drinks and naturally caffeinated drinks in terms of performance outcomes. The paper also summarizes health risks of each added ingredient in energy drinks and naturally caffeinated drinks. As a result of these health risks, the paper also explores the long-term and short-term health effects associated with each choice. It raises awareness of the ingredients being consumed and the health risks that are commonly linked to energy drinks.