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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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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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- Authors
- Al-Shaar, L., Vercammen, K., Lu, C., Richardson, S., Tamez, M., & Mattei, J.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mattei, Josiemer
- Venue
- Frontiers in Public Health
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- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2017-08-31
- Volume
- 5
- Pages
- 225-225
- ISSN
- 2296-2565 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC5583516
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- W2752436284
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- 1.28
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- 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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