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linking energy drinks consumption with an increased risk of hyperactivity and inattention symptoms
Response to research from Yale School of Public Health linking
energy drinks consumption with an increased risk of hyperactivity and inattention symptoms
The authors of this paper allege an association
between energy drink consumption and other consumption patterns but, importantly, demonstrating association is not the same as establishing causation.
In light of the rapidly expanding energy drink market and the high volume of advertisements across platforms, adolescents should be made aware of the potential dangers
of energy drink consumption and advised about their potential health risks.
«Along with other research released recently from Western Australia showing increased harms on nights when people consumed energy drinks, it is becoming more apparent about how associations
between energy drink consumption and greater levels of intoxication and harm can be explained, and that the concerns of researchers regarding social order and public health appear to be warranted, despite industry lobbying to the contrary.»
Media Release 10 February 2015 Response to research from Yale School of Public Health
linking energy drinks consumption with an increased risk of hyperactivity and inattention symptoms.
This article will look to explain why there has been an increase in
energy drink consumption.
João Breda, from the WHO Regional Office for Europe, and colleagues reviewed the literature on the health risks, consequences and policies related to
energy drink consumption.
«While more research is needed, accumulating evidence exists to suggest that
energy drink consumption is linked to adverse cardiovascular events, sleep disturbances, and other substance use among adolescents,» says Amelia Arria, director of the University of Maryland School of Public Health's Center for Young Adult Health and Development and co-author of the recent energy drink and alcohol study.
In fact, more than 20,000 emergency room visits in 2011 were linked to
energy drink consumption.
Within one study, published in Depression and Anxiety,
energy drink consumption was significantly correlated with increased anxiety in young male adults.
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energy drink consumption was significantly correlated with increased anxiety in young male adults.
«A Randomized Trial of Cardiovascular Responses to
Energy Drink Consumption in Healthy Adults» JAMA.
Many adults will go further in their amateur psychology and link blame to the anger: it is because of your ADHD, your dad leaving, or
your energy drink consumption.