http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1891350,00.html
This site brings up the question of whether pulling an all-nighter is ethical, and if it is healthy/what the health effects are.
http://www.theoakleafonline.com/2009/05/caffeine-a-daily-essential-for-college-students/
A college paper that identifies the prominence of caffeine in the lives of college students.
This an informative site that speaks about all types of energy drinks and other products, that further informs about taurine and other ingredients in energy products.
http://topnews.net.nz/content/21661-caffeine-has-stronger-effect-boys-girls-study-finds
This is an article from Top News’ site that talks about the fact that caffeine effects males more than females.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/caffeine.htm
This site has great statistic and provides a breakdown of caffeine.
http://www.smartdrugsguide.org/
This is an informative site that is dedicated to providing information on energy products that are helpful and safe.
http://admissions.uoregon.edu/node/197
This is a link from the University of Oregon website that lists the “java joints” on and around campus.
This site is an article the speaks about the correlation between adderall and college students.
http://bunnygotblog.com/health/caffeine-effects
A personal blog about the 28 best caffeine drinks. Provides a citizen source that might be an interesting representation of the US population.
http://energy-drink-ratings.blogspot.com
This site gives a great deal of insight on over 200 different energy drinks, it gives a number of ratings of which users would find very helpful.
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For our blogroll we compiled a list of ten useful websites that we think are worthy of checking out! All of these websites provide more information regarding the use and effects of performance enhancers on our lives. A couple of these websites discuss the thousands of quick-fix energy drinks currently out on the market. Filled with a few familiar ingredients, like caffeine and sugar, the contents list also includes many ingredients that are difficult to pronounce. As the popularity of these performance enhancers increase, it is vital that we understand the repercussions, good and bad, that they will have on our society.
Since the topic of performance enhancers is so broad, we are choosing to focus on caffeine, energy drinks and adderall. This focus is reflected in these links, comprised of journalistic, institutional and citizen sources. It was difficult to find governmental sources, because the United States lacks policy to prohibit or encourage their consumption.
While coffee and energy drinks are heavily consumed by those of all ages, we chose to focus on the 18-35 year-old demographic, primarily because this age group makes up the target consumers for the performance enhancer market. Because of this, many of our links discuss the use of these products by college students.
We also felt that it was important to touch on the fact that the Pacific Northwest is well-known for its coffee culture, especially since the University of Oregon proudly boasts the many “java joints” that are easily accessible to students. While this is an important piece of information relevant to our current region, we are more interested in the nation-wide habits of consumption.
Therefore for this project, we are looking at the effects of caffeine, energy drinks and other performance enhancers on those between the ages of 18-35. We are curious what long-term effects, if any, will stem from this current craze.
Furthermore, we plan to evaluate whose responsibility it is to regulate these products: Is it the company’s, the consumer’s or the government’s? It is through these links that we hope to shed light on both the benefits and dangers of the consumption of these performance enhancers so you, as consumers, can make a decision based on factual information.
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