Most energy drinks lag in added health benefits

Many canned pick-me-ups lack natural antioxidants and other beneficial compounds

BOSTON — The caffeine in energy drinks such as Jolt and Full Throttle packs a serious wallop, but in terms of health-promoting ingredients, these drinks may be pulled punches. Synthetic caffeine dials down fat production on par with caffeine from the shrub yerba maté and from green coffee, new research shows.