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Energy drinks: potions of illusion.
Energy drinks are widely consumed by adolescents as these claim to improve performance, endurance and alertness. Recent reports have shown that there are no real health benefits of these drinks. On the contrary, certain adverse effects due to energy drinks have come to the forefront, casting a big question-mark on their safety and utility. This review discusses the present status of energy drin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: MOJ Anatomy & Physiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2471-139X
DOI: 10.15406/mojap.2016.02.00058