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A study performed by Duncan and Hankey, 2013 set out to test if people were actually able to perform better during exercise after an energy drink or if they only thought that the energy drink was giving them ‘special powers’.

The study was performed on 14 active adults, 7 male and 7 female, and after taking either an energy drink or placebo they were asked to cycle for 1 hour.

During this time various things were measured including their perceived leg pain, their heart rate, their perceived exertion and their readiness to invest in physical effort both before and after the run.

The results collected tended to back up the fact that energy drinks do help during exercise. The participants reported less leg pain, less exertion, had a higher heart rate and were more ready to engage in physical activity when they had an energy drink rather than a placebo.

Another study performed by Smit et al, 2004 looked at the mental effects of energy drinks and whether they allowed you to be more tenacious when performing cognitively demanding task

Read more at: https://www.psychologized.org/energy-drinks-the-physical-and-psychological-effects/

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Published in the Journal of Caffeine Research back in 2016, the study concludes that people with a habit of consuming energy drinks "may increase the risk of undesirable mental health outcomes" - but pointed out that direct cause and effect was still difficult to pin down.

This follows research carried out by Kaplan et al, which claimed that there's a fine line between enjoying the benefits of a caffeine rush versus feeling tired and irritable. While 250g of the substance triggers feelings of elation in subjects, a measure of 500mg is more commonly associated with irritability

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Do energy drinks effect your mental health?

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Energy drinks might be the singular thing that got you through university, enabling all-nighters when required (pretty often), but new research has revealed they might actually have a worrying link to mental health issues.

The new study, which was recently published in the 'Frontiers in Public Health' journal, highlighted that, along with the health issues already understood to be related to energy drinks - including weight gain and sleep troubles - energy drinks may increase likelihood of diabetes, kidney damage, and mental health problems.

The study found that the high levels of caffeine contained in energy drinks could mean people are consuming more than is safe. This, according to a Korean study, can upset your mood as well as your sleep pattern - both of which are symptoms of the likes of stress and depression.

This is an area that has been explored by scientific experts Gareth Richards and Andrew P. Smith, whose study - A Review of Energy Drinks and Mental Health, with a Focus on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression - was published in the Journal of Caffeine Research in 2016.

Their research, however, concluded that while the findings did imply that energy drinks "may increase the risk of undesirable mental health outcomes", it was not possible to determine direct cause and effect. The study referenced the suggestion that the quantity of energy drink consumed could impact your emotions. It pointed to previous research, carried out by Kaplan et al, which reported that 250 mg of caffeine triggered feelings of elation in subjects, while 500 mg increased irritability. So it may well be that there's a fine balance when it comes to caffeine and your mood.

While there evidently needs to be more clarity on the issue, if you're worried about high levels of caffeine impacting your emotions, perhaps it's worth limiting your intake to see what effect that has.

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how energy drinks impact your mental health

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Scientists have found a worrying link between energy drinks and mental health issues

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Energy drinks might be the singular thing that got you through university, enabling all-nighters when required (pretty often), but new research has revealed they might actually have a worrying link to mental health issues.

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Energy drinks have been liked to not only mental heath issues, but also obesity and irritability

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having too much caffeine can cause mental health problems 

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having too much caffeine can cause mental health problems 