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Are you taking nootropics?
The scientific backing supporting their efficacy in healthy adults is virtually NONEXISTENT and, we know VERY LITTLE about long term side effects.
Esports orgs, stop partnering with supplement companies, and start partnering with scientists.
The scientific backing supporting their efficacy in healthy adults is virtually NONEXISTENT and, we know VERY LITTLE about long term side effects.
Esports orgs, stop partnering with supplement companies, and start partnering with scientists.
BUT DOC... look at this article with a sample size of 100 showing citicoline improves episodic memory.
1) This was done on adults 50-85 years old. Nootropics work if you have cognitive impairment. That happens with aging.
2) It was performed BY THE SUPPLEMENT COMPANY
1) This was done on adults 50-85 years old. Nootropics work if you have cognitive impairment. That happens with aging.
2) It was performed BY THE SUPPLEMENT COMPANY
Holy crap it gets so much worse.
@XpSports actually isn't a small startup trying to make their way in the world.
They're owned by Northern Innovations Holdings.
You want to know what that parent company was responsible for????
Hydroxycut.
@XpSports actually isn't a small startup trying to make their way in the world.
They're owned by Northern Innovations Holdings.
You want to know what that parent company was responsible for????
Hydroxycut.
People who ingested this product in 2004 experienced seizures and unresponsiveness.
People were getting messed up, so what did they do?
The NYT reported the company had SUPPRESSED data that there were serious cardiac side effects.
Do you trust them???
People were getting messed up, so what did they do?
The NYT reported the company had SUPPRESSED data that there were serious cardiac side effects.
Do you trust them???
Do I blame companies like @XpSports ?
Not really. This is capitalist America where cigarettes and alcohol are legal.
Do I blame esports orgs like @Tiidal for partnering with them?
YOU BETCHA.
Two tags? This is about to get spicy. Can't wait.
Not really. This is capitalist America where cigarettes and alcohol are legal.
Do I blame esports orgs like @Tiidal for partnering with them?
YOU BETCHA.
Two tags? This is about to get spicy. Can't wait.
Fans of esports AND esports athletes skew young. If you as an esports organization visibly endorse invalidated and potentially harmful substances, you are encouraging use by an impressionable population.
We need you to do better.
We need you to do better.
The last time I publicly called out a supplement company for false concerns, their "director of science" made a fake account to verbally harass me.
I just called out a huge esports organization for unethical behavior. And you know what? Bring on the repercussions.
I just called out a huge esports organization for unethical behavior. And you know what? Bring on the repercussions.
I literally took an oath to do no harm. I'm dedicating my entire career to improving the health of the gaming population.
You want to improve your reaction time? Don't put poison in your body. Drink water. Sleep for 9 hours a day. Exercise.
Those have real science backing them.
You want to improve your reaction time? Don't put poison in your body. Drink water. Sleep for 9 hours a day. Exercise.
Those have real science backing them.
This morning on "Let's talk about the ways you're being deceived", let us take a look at another ingredient in @XpSports formulations.
Look at the wording.
"Have been the subject of peer-reviewed published research"
Look at the wording.
"Have been the subject of peer-reviewed published research"
So let's go to the study that states that.
1) The study is funded by the company that makes the supplement. (Noticing a trend)
2) Each test group contained FIVE PATIENTS
3) The last sentence is "further
clinical testing in a larger group is required" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23312069/
1) The study is funded by the company that makes the supplement. (Noticing a trend)
2) Each test group contained FIVE PATIENTS
3) The last sentence is "further
clinical testing in a larger group is required" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23312069/
I'm not saying there AREN'T studies that will show you taking one supplement might marginally increase certain aspects of gaming.
For example, let's take this claim.
For example, let's take this claim.
TL:DR? They looked at the effect on 60 people who spent at least 5 hours a week playing video games.
What do they state in the conclusion?
"The effects of the study product on video game performance were mixed, with only some participants showing improvement."
What do they state in the conclusion?
"The effects of the study product on video game performance were mixed, with only some participants showing improvement."
