Do Coffee Go Cubes Really Help Cognitive Performance?

Do Coffee Go Cubes Really Help Cognitive

Performance?By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org

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/A new product on the coffee scene is the Go Cube.

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/This is a chewable cube that contains caffeine and has the texture of a gum drop.






/Oddity Central says it is a way to kick start your day.





http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/chewable-coffee-cubes-offer-a-new-way-to-kickstart-your-day.html


/San Francisco entrepreneurs Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt have come up with a revolutionary way for coffee lovers to get their early morning caffeine fix - chewable caffeine cubes.






/Each 35-calorie bite-sized ‘Go Cube’ is the equivalent of drinking roughly half a cup of coffee. So if you’re running late with no time to brew a fresh cuppa joe, just pop two cubes and you’re good to go.






/Go Cubes are 100 percent vegan, made of a special blend of compounds that improve memory and alertness.






/With a texture similar to gum drops, each cube contains 50 mg of caffeine, 10 mg of Vitamin B6, and 100 mg of L-Theanine, an amino acid found in green tea. B6 helps aid cognitive function, while theanine helps reduce the anxiety associated with a pure caffeine buzz.






/They also contain about six grams of sugar per cube, and come in three different flavors - pure drip, latte, and mocha.






/Is this just another variation on No Doze pills or do coffee Go Cubes really help cognitive performance.






/We know that coffee helps us wake up and we know that coffee before exercise helps athletic performance as well.





http://buyorganiccoffee.org/1165/coffee-before-exercise/


/According to CNN.com there are five reasons to drink coffee before your workout.





http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/08/health/coffee-workout/

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/08/health/coffee-workout/


/A Spanish study, published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, found that trained athletes who took in caffeine pre-exercise burned about 15% more calories for three hours post-exercise, compared to those who ingested a placebo.






/According to the report the necessary amount of caffeine to gain this effect is 4.5 mg per kilogram of body weight.






/For a 154 pound person this comes to 250 mg of caffeine in a 12 ounce cup.






/Additionally researchers in Japan have shown that blood flow is increased for an hour and a quarter after drinking coffee with caffeine.






/And, it turns out that drinking two to three cups of coffee before exercise resulted in less perceived pain from a hard workout.






/But, do coffee Go Cubes really help cognitive performance?






/What does vitamin B6 do aid cognitive performance and how might theanine help cognition?






/What Researchers Say about B6 and Cognitive Function






/As far back as 2003 researchers reviewed studies relating to B6 and cognitive function. Their findings are available in PubMed.gov under The Effect of B6 on Cognition.





http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14584010


/This review found no evidence for short-term benefit from vitamin B6 in improving mood (depression, fatigue and tension symptoms) or cognitive functions.






/It is known that older people have decreased levels of B12 and B6 and that older people have decreasing cognitive function.






/But when researchers gave B6 supplements in a clinical trial there was no improvement in cognitive function.






/So, does a coffee Go Cube really help cognitive performance? Coffee helps you wake up and stay awake.






/There is no evidence that the addition of B6 makes any short term difference.






/Effectively Go Cubes are No Doze with sugar and a vitamin.





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