Celsius causes brain fog

Question

Celsius and other caffeinated drinks can lead to brain fog and fatigue.

Comments

I like how thorough the response was on the negative effects of the overall consumption of caffeinated drinks and how it causes brain fog. I can agree that consuming a ton of caffeine affects the overall health of a person and should find ways to reduce our intake. From personal experience, over time caffeine doesn't have the same effect. It feels that I need to consume even more to be more alert and awake during the day. Caffeine damages us mentally and physically.

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The article included makes several great points about how caffeine ingestion can have a negative-or sometimes positive-effect on a person's well being and potential symptoms it can cause, such as the main claim: brain fog. While this article does shed light on a lot of this, it specifically covers more so on the front of coffee and not energy drinks. While coffee and energy drinks both have caffeine, they also have a stark list of other ingredients that the versus doesn't have. A good handful of the sources used in the claim were older, less-relevant sources that can lower the credibility of some of the points made. Here are some articles that cover the effects of energy drinks rather than just coffee:
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/are-energy-drinks-bad-for-you
https://justthrivehealth.com/blogs/blog/can-energy-drinks-hurt-your-brain?srsltid=AfmBOoonZsRf8xpi_8vObhUXN1ZJocd7tiYlLNVfnpHQNsRKT___JdMH
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10535526/

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The article you linked was really good it discusses how caffeine, including drinks like Celsius, can contribute to brain fog and fatigue the article highlights the Euphoria you feel when you drink caffeine and how It gives an initial boost in energy and focus, but it has many negative side effects like shakes, headaches, fatigue, migraines, etc. But one thing to also consider besides the caffeine aspect of it is how much other additives are in Celsius and how that also affects the brain

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I definitely can see why not just Celsius but all other caffeine drinks can cause brain fog because it gives you energy and then if you have them every day you become reliant on them to give you energy. I liked the source you provided as well because of the information and evidence it gave. I also found another source which backed up the claim.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.668514/full

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The website used to support this claim is not the best. While the source used supports the idea that caffeine can induce brain fog, there is no mention at all of energy drinks or the Celsius brand. Looking to more reliable websites that actually focus on the Celcius energy drinks, like https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10535526/ and https://olhscurrent.org/24637/opinion/the-adverse-effects-of-those-who-drink-celsius/ the information does seem to support the idea that the drink may cause brain fog. A dietician at Healthnews claims that 300mg of caffeine creates a pressing risk of neurological side effects. Because each can of Celsius contains 200mg of caffeine, consuming one or two cans a day can have serious adverse effects on brain health. The National Library of Medicine also claims that energy drinks "show a significant prevalence of adverse effects, particularly on the cardiovascular and neurovegetative systems." With the support of these two sources, this claim seems to be truthful, however, they did not provide grounds such as these when making the claim, thus making it much less effective.

Answer 1

Celsius and other energy drinks have not proven to cause "brain fog." This is also very difficult to measure, because "brain fog" is not a definitive term, and there is no real way to diagnose this. The article you chose also does not mention Celsius specifically, but caffeine in general. There is no doubt that ingesting large amounts of caffeine can have adverse health effects. But in my research, I did not read anything regarding "brain fog."

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/are-energy-drinks-bad-for-you

This article discusses the negative health effects of very caffeinated energy drinks, like Red Bull, etc. These health impacts include anxiety, depression, diarrhea, headaches, nausea, stroke, high heart rate, etc. Nothing mentioning brain fog. This source is a very credible online health source.

The only sources I found saying that Celsius and other energy drinks cause "brain fog" was TikTok, Safari AI overview, and that is it. 

Answer 2

The caffeine and sugar within the Celsius energy drinks has been shown to decrease mental focus, cognitive performance, and the ability to process information. Along with that there is this idea that the use of caffeine might interrupt sleep schedules, causing a lack of sleep which then would lead to an increase of ‘brain fog’. This claim has truth in it, for the ingredients can affect cognitive and processing functions but, using Celsius in place of sleep is common which also increases brain fog which might make it difficult to differentiate what the root cause of one’s brain fog might be.  

https://neuropraxisrehab.com/how-energy-drinks-impact-brain-injury-recovery/#:~:text=The%20high%20caffeine%20content%20and,the%20ability%20to%20process%20information. 

https://www.vogue.com/article/how-to-deal-with-brain-fog#:~:text=%E2%80%9CCaffeine%20can%20aggravate%20the%20symptoms,It's%20a%20true%20vicious%20cycle.%E2%80%9D