Ah, OK then. Placebo effect. Found some recommendations here which

seem fair enough:

"The report makes the following recommendations:
a) stimulant drinks should be labelled with an indication that they
are unsuitable for children (under 16 years of age), pregnant women
and individuals sensitive to caffeine
b) they should be classified with other beverages of high caffeine
content
c) the consumption of stimulant drinks by children under 16 years
should be discouraged
d) caution should be exercised in the consumption of stimulant drinks
with alcohol
e) they should not be consumed in association with sport and exercise
as a thirst quencher
f) they are unsuitable rehydration agents for use in sport and during
exercise."

But once some of my pretend rugby players guested for another newly-formed (and highly s**t) team and were stunned when they took a swig of what they thought was water and discovered that they had filled all their water bottles with red bull. My players refused continue until they had some water. The other team's players were all cramping up by the second half. Idiots.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on October 26th 2007 at 10:35:20

Message Thread

Red Bull (NCFC) - Snakey, Oct 26, 10:16:45
- I've had Red BUll before football lately (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 26, 10:22:16
  - Stupid idea. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 26, 10:25:05
    - Well, I don't know how long before a game (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 26, 10:28:16
      - Yeah, until you then had to drink another pint of water. Do you not also (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 26, 10:30:11
        
        I only had one can (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 26, 10:32:09
        
        Ah, OK then. Placebo effect. Found some recommendations here which (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 26, 10:35:20
        
        hhhmm - very odd (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 26, 10:44:18
- How much did you lose? (n/m) (NCFC) - Partial Angler, Oct 26, 10:19:24
  - i made a few quid (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakey, Oct 26, 11:34:04
- I've had that but not because of red bull but when I haven't slept at all (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 26, 10:18:54
- Surely those effects are partially due to eating all those BlackJacks, though? (n/m) (NCFC) - Partial Angler, Oct 26, 10:18:01
  - there the ones what turn your tongue black are they not? (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Oct 26, 10:21:30
    - Yeah, you could get a 10p mix with some Fruit Salads, but (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 26, 10:22:54
      - can you still buy them? (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Oct 26, 10:24:19
        
        Not in Holland (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 26, 10:27:23
        
        but you can in Eng-er-land (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 26, 10:29:05
        
        good point (n/m) (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Oct 26, 10:28:24
  - i love BlackJacks (NCFC) - blindasabat, Oct 26, 10:19:42
- Sure it wasn't the caffeine-fueled sleep deprivation ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 26, 10:17:44
  - yep - that sounds more likely (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakey, Oct 26, 10:18:50

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