title: [Energy drinks and health - progress of the knowledge].
abstract: For young people energy drinks have become the new fashion and also a quick way to increase the fitness of the body. Lack of legal regulations gives freedom in active ingredients concentration, based sometimes on the principle "the more the better". In the literature there are increasing data about adverse effects of energy drinks consumption. Children and adolescents are the risk group for negative health consequences. This article is a comprehensive literature review on the effects of energy drinks on the developing human body and its health safety.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Żywności i Żywienia, ul. Powsińska 61/63, 02-903 Warszawa.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wierzejska
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarosz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D061215:Energy Drinks / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male