Energy drinks have become very popular, yet they present health concerns and workplace safety issues related to mental and physical effects of the drinks, which are mainly related to the central nervous system and include heightened alertness, altered sleep patterns, arrhythmias and, rarely, seizures...
What's in Energy Drinks? We've mentioned the caffeine but energy drinks also contain water and sugar. Some also contain alts and amino acids.What Are the Health Concerns? The concerns focus on the two main ingredients (成分) of energy drinks, caffeine and sugar. Too much caffeine for ...
Monster Energy, the maker of a popular line of energy drinks, pointed to a separate study involving 15 people by researchers at the University of Texas that found no increase in QTc interval, heart rate or blood pressure in people who consumed one 16-ounce or 24-ounce can of the beverage....
Despite reported health concerns, the popularity of energy drinks is steadily climbing. Between 2008 and 2012, for example, energy drink sales jumped by 60% in the United States. By 2017, annual energy drink sales in the U.S. are expected to exceed $21 billion. Caffeine is the major ingre...
Ingredients found in Energy Drinks Adverse Health Effects of Energy Drinks •Energy drinks have been implicated in a number of health-related concerns in recent years •Negative health impacts are; - Diabetes - Dental health - Obesity - Cardiovascular Effects - Effects on...
A new review of current scientific knowledge on energy drinks finds their advertised short-term benefits can be outweighed by serious health risks—which include risk-seeking behavior, mental health problems, increased blood pressure, obesity and kidney
As kids work to shake the summer slump, many are turning to energy drinks to give them that extra boost to get through the day. And that spike in caffeine intake is leading to concerns about rapid heart rates, anxiety attacks and even seizures. CBS News
The value proposition for energy drinks is the fact that it enhances mental and physical performance because of the ingredients, the chief of which is caffeine. This has raised concerns among many on the health implications of caffeine. Brand owners are now claiming to have reduced the caffeine ...
Energy drinks have become very popular, yet they present health concerns and workplace safety issues related to mental and physical effects of the drinks, which are mainly related to the central nervous system and include heightened alertness, altered sleep patterns, arrhythmias and, rarely, seizures...
“We have raised concerns about the health impacts of these drinks for the best part of a decade after finding that they were sold to children as young as 10 years old [for less] than bottled water,” lead author Amelia Lake, Ph.D., a professor of public health nutrition fromFuse, the...