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Placebo effect research help

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For my science project, I'm comparing placebo "energy drinks" to energy drinks to water in athletic performance and I need some keywords to guide my research. Right now, all I have is:

placebo effect
energy drinks
water
athletic performance

Does anyone have any other keywords I can add to my list?

Thanks in advance
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Re: Placebo effect research help

Post by SciB »

How about:

enhancing
supplements
boosters
testosterone
anabolic steroids
genetics
psychological
caffeine

These might give you some additional perspectives on how human physical performance can be increased. The human body/mind is a lot more complex than we understand and there's more to performance than just putting some good fuel into the tank. Good luck.

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Re: Placebo effect research help

Post by deleted-189518 »

Hello!
You could also focus on key words such as:
heart rate
pulse
speed
hydration/dehydration
serving size (regarding the energy drink itself)

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Re: Placebo effect research help

Post by gosia134 »

Hi there,
You can also use following words as your key words:
electrolytes
alkaloid
sugar
energy sources
vitamins
carbonated energy drink
enhanced water energy drink
Best,
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