title: [Energy drinks and their contribution to current health concerns for children and adolescents].
abstract: Carbonated beverages including energy drinks make up an increasing percentage of energy intake amongst adults as well as children and adolescents. Due to high content of di- or monosaccharides and biologically active compounds (mainly caffeine), their regular intake may involve addictions and potential health risks, including diabetes. Although consumption of energy drinks is usually not recommended by the manufacturers to the children under the age of 16, due to its popularity and unrestricted availability on market energy drinks are easily accessible to younger children. Low awareness of the potential health risks involved with such beverages in society together with unrestricted distribution and advertising requires undertaking general information campaign concerning energy drinks. In this paper a critical review has been made to discuss potential somatic and psychological health risks issue. Moreover, conclusions were supported with the results of the survey conducted among college and high-school adolescents.
authors: Katedra Biochemii Farmaceutycznej Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. cichocki@ump.edu.pl
authors: Michał
authors: M
authors: Cichocki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002110:Caffeine / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D061215:Energy Drinks / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040541:Marketing / Q000379:methods; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D011044:Poland; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; D009005:Monosaccharides; D002110:Caffeine