Exercise-Induced Rates of Fat Oxidation with and Without Ingestion of a Caffeine-Based Energy Drink

Exclusion Criteria

• •Body mass index \> 31.9 kg/m2
• •Positive medical history and/or is currently being treated for some form of heart or cardiovascular, neurological impairment, disease or condition, immune disorder or disease, thyroid disease, kidney disease, renal failure, regular dialysis, liver disease, or other diagnosed hepatic impairment
• •Diagnosed with having Type I or Type II diabetes (determined as fasting blood glucose \> 126 mg/dL)
• •Diagnosed with major affective disorder or other psychiatric disorder that required hospitalization in the prior year
• •History of cancer (except localized skin cancer without metastases or in situ cervical cancer within 5 years prior to screening visit).
• •Participant has an abnormality or obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract precluding swallowing (e.g., dysphagia) and digestion (e.g., known intestinal malabsorption, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic pancreatitis, steatorrhea)
• •Currently prescribed statin drugs (i.e., Lipitor, Livalo, Crestor, Zocor, etc.) or any hypertension medications (i.e., Beta-blockers, ACE Inhibitors, Alpha-blockers, Vasodilators, etc.) or any other medication at the discretion of the principal investigator
• •Current smoker (\>10 cigarettes per day)
• •Participants who are lactating, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant
• •History of alcohol or substance abuse in the 6 months prior to screening
• •Receipt or use of an investigational product in another research study within 60 days of beginning the study protocol
• •Any condition or abnormality that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the participant or the quality of the study data
• •Extensive travel (\>1 month) that will disrupt the original outline of the study protocol