background: consumption of energy drinks has become widespread among athletes. the effectiveness of red bull and hype energy drinks on selected indices of maximal cardiorespiratory fitness and blood lactate levels in male athletes was examined in this study. methods: ten male student athletes (age: 22.4 ± 2.1 years, height: 180.8 ± 7.7 cm, weight: 74.2 ± 8.5 kg) performed three randomized maxim...

OBJECTIVE This study explored relationships regarding perceived stress, energy drink consumption, and academic performance among college students. PARTICIPANTS Participants included 136 undergraduates attending a large southern plains university. METHODS Participants completed surveys including items from the Perceived Stress Scale(1) and items to describe energy drink consumption, academic...

background : energy drink consumption has a direct relationship with high risk behaviors such as smoking and alcohol consumption. the aim of the present study was to investigate the pattern of energy drink consumption and its associated factors in college students. methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on students of isfahan university of medical sciences, iran, in the acad...

BACKGROUND Energy drink consumption has continued to gain in popularity since the 1997 debut of Red Bull, the current leader in the energy drink market. Although energy drinks are targeted to young adult consumers, there has been little research regarding energy drink consumption patterns among college students in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine energy drink consum...

This in vitro study sought to evaluate nine different sport and energy drinks (B Star Energy drink, London Best Energy Drink, Hippo Energy drink, Lucozade Boost Energy fast, Hype Energy, Vita 500 Energy drink, Lucozade Sport, Power horse Energy drink and Red Bull Energy drink) in terms of initial pH and titratable acidity. Initial pH was measured in triplicate for the nine beverages. The titrat...

OBJECTIVES This longitudinal study examined the prevalence and correlates of energy drink use among college students, and investigated its possible prospective associations with subsequent drug use, including nonmedical prescription drug use. METHODS Participants were 1,060 undergraduates from a large, public university who completed three annual interviews, beginning in their first year of c...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular hemodynamic effects of Red Bull® Energy Drink during prolonged, simulated, monotonous driving. METHODS This was a double-blind, within-subjects-design, crossover study. Twelve healthy volunteers (21.7 ± 0.8 years old) experienced each of three conditions at various times: 1) consumption of Red Bull® Energy Drink; 2) consu...