Is a persons metabolism of b vitamins effected by energy drinks?”
Crassulacean acid metabolism, also known as CAM photosynthesis, is an elaborate carbon fixation pathway in some plants. These plants fix carbon dioxide (CO2) during the night, storing it as the four carbon acid malate. The CO2 is released during the day, where it is concentrated around the enzyme RuBisCO, increasing the efficiency of photosynthesis. The CAM pathway allows stomata to remain shut during the day; therefore it is especially common in plants adapted to arid conditions.
THE HEALTHY SKEPTIC B vitamins don’t boost energy drinks’ power 5-Hour Energy, Red Bull and Cranergy pack in the vitamins, but they don’t enhance the power of the already caffeine-laden beverages. By Chris Woolston, Special to The Times July 14, 2008 The product: Judging from the slew of energy products taking up space in supermarkets and convenience stores, B vitamins have become the new go-to ingredients for a quick pick-me-up. A 2-ounce gulp of the popular liquid supplement 5-Hour Energy contains an astounding 8,333% of the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin B-12 and 2,000% of the RDA for vitamin B-6. (You’ll get a mere 100% of the RDA for folic acid, also known as vitamin B-9.) A 12-ounce Red Bull, the near-official energy drink of the high school and college set, offers 360% of the RDA for vitamin B-6, 120% of B12, 140% of niacin (vitamin B3) and more sugar than you’d get in a can of Coke. B vitamins have also made their way into other energy drinks such as Cranergy, a cranb
