Acute paraxanthine ingestion increases energy, focus, and satiety, enhancing postprandial cognitive performance in young adults
Sidney Abou Sawan, Ralf Jäger, Raza Bashir · 2025
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Description
The main breakdown product of caffeine may sharpen the mind with fewer jitters, and a trial tested it after a meal rather than on an empty stomach. Sidney Abou Sawan and co-authors ran that trial in this 2025 paper with twenty-four healthy young adults. Past work showed gains in memory, reaction speed, and focus when the compound was taken while fasting.
In a blinded crossover design, each person took the compound and a dummy pill on separate visits, in doses from fifty to two hundred milligrams. Energy, focus, fullness, and thinking tests were tracked after eating. The compound raised energy and focus and curbed hunger in the fed state as well. Food brands already sell it as a caffeine alternative, so fed-state proof matters for honest labeling.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sidney Abou Sawan, Ralf Jäger, Raza Bashir |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |