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minus-squaremarmo7ade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down2·10 months agoStimulants. Caffeine doesn’t give you energy. Carbohydrates do. Caffeine blocks the chemical in your brain called “adenosine”, which makes you feel tired.
minus-squareJune@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoAh gotcha. Wasn’t sure if it was a pedantic thing or an ideological thing. Totally agree with you that ‘energy’ is a misnomer.
minus-squareflames5123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·10 months agoThen what would you call Bang with 0 calories & sugars and 300mg of caffeine? I drink that (half a can each time) when I want to stay up a little later that night, like on weekends and new game releases.
minus-squarewrong_username@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 months agoI’d call it a stimulant.
Stimulants.
Caffeine doesn’t give you energy. Carbohydrates do. Caffeine blocks the chemical in your brain called “adenosine”, which makes you feel tired.
Ah gotcha. Wasn’t sure if it was a pedantic thing or an ideological thing. Totally agree with you that ‘energy’ is a misnomer.
Then what would you call Bang with 0 calories & sugars and 300mg of caffeine? I drink that (half a can each time) when I want to stay up a little later that night, like on weekends and new game releases.
I’d call it a stimulant.