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...Makes sense, since the drinks provide your body with carbohydrates in the form of sugars - the fuel that cells and tissues like muscle need to keep working. But exercise experts say that despite what you may think, energy drinks have no effect at all on your tired muscles. Instead, when your energy is petering out, a swig of an energy drink works on the brain to keep you inspired and motivated to push on. (Read "China Says 'Keep Out' to Coca-Cola...
...Chambers decided to test this theory after a 2004 study found that energy drinks enhanced athletic performance even in short periods of physical activity. Intuitively, this makes sense, but physiologically, it doesn't. The human body is capable of generating enough fuel in the form of glucose to sustain itself, even in vigorous exercise, for about an hour. So in short periods of activity, energy drinks shouldn't have any effect on performance. Added carbs from drinks would be useful only after several hours of exertion, when the body starts to draw upon its stored glucose, known as glycogen...
...defensive performance was perhaps most impressive, as the regular left fielder filled in at shortstop for injured sophomore Sean O’Hara. After O’Hara became a late scratch due to a sore knee, Rogers stepped in seamlessly, fielding his position in veteran form...
...diseases. It is not a disease, but a spectrum condition that does not necessarily entail suffering. Indeed, autism is often related to remarkable talents—it is believed that both Newton and Einstein were autistic—and selection against the condition can be viewed as a sinister form of eugenics that discriminates against those who are not typical...
...Harvard’s efforts this spring and in the future. “We went out there and obviously not having Mark...it was a handicap right from the start,” Grillo said. “We just wanted to show that our games were in form.” “Next week, we’ll have Pollack back so it’ll probably be a better indication of where we’re at,” Shuman said. —Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...