Additional Additives in Redbull Will Increase Systolic Blood Pressure

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Conclusion: Whilst slight increases in SBP values after the consumption of redbull and coffee, with a greater increase in SBP in the redbull treatment group was observed, the results obtained was deemed statistically insignificant due to the large p-value. Thus, our study provides no support for the hypothesis that it is the other additives in redbull such as taurine, B-group vitamins and sucrose that negatively influence the health of the cardiovascular system, not caffeine. However, our sample size was extremely small, limiting the ability to generalize our findings to the general population. In addition, the experiment had further limitation that may have affect the results such as; the amount of coffee consumed by the coffee group not being equal to that consumed by the redbull subject and the time allowed for the beverages to be absorbed by the body (digestion period) being not sufficient enough to cause the desired effects. These limitations therefore suggest that more studies must be done in better experimental conditions to confirm if it is infact the caffeine in redbull that causes the negative effects on the cardiovascular system or it is the other additives in redbull that do so.

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