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Health Effects and Public Health Concerns of Energy Drink Consumption in the United States: A Mini-Review

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Al-Shaar, Laila, Vercammen, Kelsey, Lu, Chang, Richardson, Scott, Tamez, Martha, Mattei, Josiemer·2017·Frontiers in Public Health
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00225PMC PMC5583516
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As energy drink consumption continues to grow worldwide and within the United States, it is important to critically examine the nutritional content and effects on population health of these beverages. This mini-review summarizes the current scientific evidence on health consequences from energy drink consumption, presents relevant public health challenges, and proposes recommendations to mitigate these issues. Emerging evidence has linked energy drink consumption with a number of negative health consequences such as risk-seeking behaviors, poor mental health, adverse cardiovascular effects, and metabolic, renal, or dental conditions. Despite the consistency in evidence, most studies are of cross-sectional design or focus almost exclusively on the effect of caffeine and sugar, failing to address potentially harmful effects of other ingredients. The negative health effects associated with energy drinks (ED) are compounded by a lack of regulatory oversight and aggressive marketing by the industry toward adolescents. Moreover, the rising trend of mixing ED with alcohol presents a new challenge that researchers and public health practitioners must address further. To curb this growing public health issue, policy makers should consider creating a separate regulatory category for ED, setting an evidence-based upper limit on caffeine, restricting sales of ED, and regulating existing ED marketing strategies, especially among children and adolescents.

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  1. 2015, WHO Calls on Countries to Reduce Sugars Intake among Adults and Children
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Authors
Al-Shaar, L., Vercammen, K., Lu, C., Richardson, S., Tamez, M., & Mattei, J.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Mattei, Josiemer
ORCID
Venue
Frontiers in Public Health
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2017-08-31
Volume
5
Pages
225-225
ISSN
2296-2565 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2017.00225
PMC
PMC5583516
OpenAlex
W2752436284
Cited by
136
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1
FWCI
1.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Frontiers in Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL120951, HL098048)
  • Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Coffee research and impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Keywords
energy drinks, caffeine, sugar, cardiovascular effects, mental health, risk seeking, renal effects, dental caries, regulatory policy, public health policy

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