Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
Let's look at their reasoning:In other words... Both alcohol and caffeine are GRAS. Alcohol and caffeine together are GRAS. BUT, alcohol and caffeine together and marketed to young adults is not GRAS. So it's being banned because of marketing. What a load.
Studies suggest that the combined ingestion of caffeine and alcohol may lead to hazardous and life-threatening situations because caffeine counteracts some, but not all, of alcohol's adverse effects. In one study, a mixture of an energy drink and alcohol reduced subjects' subjective perception of intoxication but did not improve diminished motor coordination or slower visual reaction times using objective measures (Ferreira et al., 2006). In a dual-task model, subjects co-administered caffeine and alcohol reported reduced perception of intoxication but no reduction of alcohol-induced impairment of task accuracy (Marczinski and Fillmore, 2006).
• Because caffeine alters the perception of alcohol intoxication, the consumption of pre-mixed products containing added caffeine and alcohol may result in higher amounts of alcohol consumed per drinking occasion, a situation that is particularly dangerous for naive drinkers (Oteri et al., 2007).

From right before the bit you quoted. Do believe that it's inaccurate?


I'm curious what you guys think about San Fran banning happy meals (the inclusion of a toy with a meal of over 600 calories). It also seems very reasonable to me.