title: Association between reported screening and counseling about energy drinks and energy drink intake among U.S. adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Possible adverse health consequences of excessive energy drink (ED) consumption have led to recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics discouraging ED intake by youth. However, limited information on ED counseling by health care providers exists.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was obtained from the 2011 YouthStyles Survey administered to youth aged 12-17 (n=815). The outcome variable was ED consumption (none vs. ≥1 time/week) and exposure variables were screening and counseling about ED (if doctor/nurse asked about ED consumption and if doctor/nurse recommended against ED consumption).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approximately 8.5% of youth consumed energy drinks weekly, 11.5% reported being asked by their doctor/nurse about frequency of ED consumption, and 11.1% were advised by their doctor/nurse against ED intake. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds for drinking ED ≥1 time/week was significantly higher in youth who were asked how often they drank ED by their doctor/nurse (odds ratio=2.46) vs. those who were not asked.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  About 1 in 9 youth reported receiving counseling discouraging ED consumption from their doctor/nurse, and a greater proportion of youth who were screened about ED also reported ED consumption.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Efforts by health care providers to educate youth about potential harms of consuming ED are needed.
authors.affiliation: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: wiz3@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Gayathri Suresh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Sohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onufrak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D061215:Energy Drinks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006282:Health Personnel; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009749:Nutrition Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010819:Physician's Role; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Adolescent; Counseling; Energy drinks; Health care providers; Sugar-sweetened beverage; Youth