OBJECTIVE To examine patterns of adolescent sports and energy drink (SED) consumption and identify behavioral correlates. DESIGN Data were drawn from Eating and Activity in Teens, a population-based study. SETTING Adolescents from 20 middle and high schools in Minneapolis/St Paul, MN completed classroom-administered surveys. PARTICIPANTS A total of 2,793 adolescents (53.2% girls) in grade...

OBJECTIVE To examine energy drink consumption and its association with demographic characteristics, drug use, and injury among adolescents. METHODS Data on 4,342 adolescents were derived from the 2011 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, a province-wide school-based survey of students in grades 7 through 12. The survey was based on a two-stage cluster design and analyses include approp...

OBJECTIVES To describe the epidemiology and toxicity of caffeinated energy drink exposures in Australia. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS Retrospective observational study analysing data from calls regarding energy drink exposures recorded in the database of an Australian poisons information centre over 7 years to 2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Type of exposure; co-ingestants; symptoms reported; a...

An energy drink is a type of beverage containing stimulant drugs, chiefly caffeine, which is marketed as providing mental and physical stimulation. They may or may not be carbonated and many also contain sugar or other sweeteners, herbal extracts and amino acids. First commercial energy drink was introduced in Europe in 1987 and the sale of these drinks increased rapidly throughout the world. T...

The aim of this study is to know the concentration of caffeine in energy drinks available in Bangladesh to ensure whether the caffeine concentration in energy drinks follow the FDA recommendation or not. Five (5) items (35 in quantity) of energy drinks available in Bangladesh were studied in this experiment. Caffeine content was analyzed and quantified of those common beverages by UV Spectrosco...

OBJECTIVE According to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2009, the top food category with teen-directed marketing expenditures was sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The present study reports on exposure to SSB advertisements using self-report data from adolescents. DESIGN Cross-sectional study design using descriptive statistics to assess self-reported frequency of exposure to SSB advertisement...

The use of "Energy Drinks" (ED) is increasing in India. Students specially use these drinks to rejuvenate after strenuous exercises or as a stimulant during exam times. The most common ingredient in EDs is caffeine and a popular ED available and commonly used is Red Bull, containing 80 mg of caffeine in 250 ml bottle. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Red Bull ener...

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Alcohol energy drinks (AEDs) are a recent entry to the ready-to-drink market, but there is an absence of research into the reasons young people consume these products and their consumption-related experiences. The aim of the current study was to investigate university students' perceptions of, and experiences with, pre-mixed AEDs. DESIGN AND METHODS Four focus groups wit...

Energy drinks are widely consumed by adolescents as these claim to improve performance, endurance and alertness. Recent reports have shown that there are no real health benefits of these drinks. On the contrary, certain adverse effects due to energy drinks have come to the forefront, casting a big question-mark on their safety and utility. This review discusses the present status of energy drin...