In 2012, Health Canada transitioned caffeinated energy drinks from Natural Health Product to Food and Drug classification and regulations, implementing temporary guidelines with requirements such as caffeine content limits, mandatory cautionary labelling, and restrictions on health claims. "Energy shots" often contain as much or more caffeine compared to energy drinks and have been associated w...

THE ENERGY DRINK MARKET IS A MULTIBILLIONdollar industry that uses aggressive and innovative marketing strategies to target teens and young adults. Consequently, 31% of young teens and 34% to 51% of 18to 24-year-olds report regular consumption of these products. Energy drinks contain caffeine and often other substances such as guarana (containing guaranine, similar to caffeine), taurine (an ami...

OBJECTIVE To determine the amount of sugar and pH in commercially available soft drinks in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. This was further compared with their labeled values in order to inform the regulations. The effects of these drinks on teeth is reviewed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten brands of popular soft drinks including 6 regular carbonated drinks and 4 energy drinks were obtained from the local ma...

In this work, we evaluate the effect of having energy drinks using a laser Doppler Flowmetry technique by analyzing the blood perfusion signal before and after having energy drinks on healthy human subjects. After having energy drinks, it is observed that the amplitude of blood perfusion signal increases. Further analyzing the blood perfusion signal we have tried to determine the effect of havi...

OBJECTIVES Concerns about the use of highly caffeinated energy drinks among Korean adolescents remains. We compared adolescents' perceptions regarding the use of drinks to their behaviours and factors. DESIGN A structured questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model was administered to 850 freshmen and sophomores at three high schools in Bucheon, South Korea. Benefits were defined as benefi...

Background: This study aimed to investigate the consumption of energy drinks and associated factors among undergraduate students in Taiwan. Methods: Data came from a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2015. Eligible participants completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing use and perceptions of energy drinks, tobacco, alcohol, and betel nut. Results: Among 606 surveyed undergraduate ...

Madam, Caffeine is widely consumed as part of many drinks all over the world. The Food and Drug Administration of USA started to doubt the safety of caffeinated drinks first in 2010. Four Loko which was the first energy drink that combined caffeine with alcohol and received opposition.1 In 2013 Health Canada limited quantity content of caffeine to 180mg per regular serving bottle. As compared t...

BACKGROUND To investigate the effects of a caffeine-containing energy drink on soccer performance during a simulated game. A second purpose was to assess the post-exercise urine caffeine concentration derived from the energy drink intake. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Nineteen semiprofessional soccer players ingested 630 ± 52 mL of a commercially available energy drink (sugar-free Red Bull®)...