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  "textContent": "\n\nFourteen gamers played three hours of virtual soccer while drinking either plain or sparkling water. The sparkling water group stayed mentally sharp, committing significantly fewer fouls in-game, possibly because their impulse control stayed intact while the flat-water players got sloppy.\n\nResearchers at the University of Tsukuba used a randomized crossover design — with each participant completing both conditions — and measured cognitive fatigue during prolonged eFootball sessions. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Sparkling water reduced cognitive fatigue in esports players, study finds appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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