We all know that caffeine is a stimulant, and most of us have a daily dose to fight fatigue and pep us up. So why create caffeinated ALCOHOLIC drinks? Doesn’t that seem counter intuitive to put a stimulant (caffeine) with a sedative (alcohol)? A recent interesting high quality study, Acute impact of caffeinated alcoholic beverages on cognition: A systematic review points out a few facts you might want to share with your favorite college student…
- Energy drinks combined with alcohol DO decrease fatigue and “PERCEPTION of intoxication”
- However, despite FEELING unimpaired, complex tasks such as driving definitely ARE impaired.