Energy drinks may increase risk of heart function abnormalities and blood pressure changes. sciencedaily.com. May 29, 2019.Summary: Three to four hours after drinking 32 ounces of energy drinks, the heart’s electrical activity was abnormal compared to drinking a placebo drink. Two different commercially available energy drinks produced the same results, suggesting that energy drinks as […]

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol could enhance the negative effects of binge drinking. sciencedaily.com. August 14, 2018. Summary: A key ingredient of energy drinks could be exacerbating some of the negative effects of binge drinking according to a new study. Danio rerio (WP) A key ingredient of energy drinks could be exacerbating some of the […]

Energy drinks linked to traumatic brain injury in teens. sciencedaily.com. September 16, 2015. Energy drink consumption could interfere with recovery efforts. Summary: Teens who reported a traumatic brain injury in the past year were seven times more likely to have consumed at least five energy drinks in the past week than those without a history of […]

Teenage TV audiences and energy drink advertisements.eurekalert.org. March 06, 2015. 46 percent of energy drink ads aired on channels that likely appeal to teens, according to new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.Researchers at Dartmouth College examined a database of television advertisements broadcast between March 2012 and February 2013 on 139 network […]

Poison control data show energy drinks and young kids don’t mix. sciencedaily.com. November 16, 2014. Summary: More than 40 percent of reports to the National Poison Data System for ‘energy drink exposure’ in a three-year span involved children under age 6. The effects of energy drinks in the reported cases included abnormal heart rhythms and […]

Drinking decaf or regular coffee maybe good for the liver. sciencedaily.com. October 09, 2014.Summary:Researchers report that decaffeinated coffee drinking may benefit liver health. Results show that higher coffee consumption, regardless of caffeine content, was linked to lower levels of abnormal liver enzymes. This suggests that chemical compounds in coffee other than caffeine may help protect […]

Energy drinks cause insomnia, nervousness in athletes. sciencedaily.com. October 02, 2014. Summary:A study analyzing the positive and negative effects of energy drinks on athletes has seen that, although in principle their sports performance was seen to improve by between 3% and 7%, there was also an increase in the frequency of insomnia, nervousness and the level […]

Drinking Coffee During Pregnancy Raises Childhood Leukemia Risk Up To 70 Percent: Caffeine May Alter DNA In Fetus Cells. By Lizette Borreli. medicaldaily.com.  Auggust 19, 2014. Many of us drink a cup of coffee in the morning to jumpstart our day, and continue this addictive behavior throughout the day. One cup becomes two cups, and […]

Energy Drink ‘Cocktails’ May Boost Desire to Drink More. nlm.nih.gov. 17/07/14. Alcohol plus Red Bull-type beverages might lead to binge-drinking, researcher suggests.Mixing caffeinated energy drinks with alcohol appears to boost the desire to keep on drinking, new research reveals. The finding from a small study of young adults suggests that the energy drink-booze combination could […]

Lithuania Bans The Sale Of Energy Drinks To Minors; Drink Companies Feel Unfairly ‘Targeted’. By Sabrina Bachai. medicaldaily.com. May 16, 2014. Lithuania’s parliament banned the sale of high-caffeine drinks like Red Bull and Monster to minors. This is one of the first countries taking a stance to ban potentially harmful drinks to minors. "We hope […]

Man died after eating Hero Instant Energy Mints, says coroner. bbcnews. October 11, 2013. A man died from a caffeine overdose after eating too many high-energy mints, an inquest heard. John Jackson was found dead at his home in Wednesbury, West Midlands, on 2 May after eating Hero Instant Energy Mints.The 40-year-old had twice the […]

Are Alcoholic Energy Drinks Bad For Your Health? One Editorial Says Research Could Be Downplaying The Effects. By Anthony Rivas. medicaldaily.com. September 12, 2013.Four Loko, one of 2010’s most popular alcoholic energy drinks may be without caffeine now, but people can still make vodka Red Bull, Jager bombs (Jagermeister and Red bull), and Crunk Juice […]

ER Visits for Energy-Drink Ills Soar in U.S.Many patients combined the caffeine-loaded beverages with alcohol, other drugs, report finds.By Steven Reinberg.HealthDay Reporter. Nov. 22,2011. As the popularity of non-alcoholic "energy" drinks skyrockets, so do related health problems, a new study finds. In 2009, U.S. emergency rooms treated almost 10 times more cases of reactions to […]

ER Visits for Energy-Drink Ills Soar in U.S.Many patients combined the caffeine-loaded beverages with alcohol, other drugs, report finds.By Steven Reinberg.HealthDay Reporter. Nov. 22,2011. As the popularity of non-alcoholic "energy" drinks skyrockets, so do related health problems, a new study finds. In 2009, U.S. emergency rooms treated almost 10 times more cases of reactions to […]

Caffeine plus alcohol equals a dangerous mix. theolympian.November 24, 2009.Under pressure from state attorneys general, the federal Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to crack down on 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages.Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, principal deputy commissioner of food and drugs, said it’s time for the FDA to look into the safety and […]

Toxicological Trivia, September 8, 2009: According to those mentioned in the previous trivias about stimulant drinks, "two additions to ask a hypothetical prospect of the bad-named energy drinks if they were drugs" would be: a) Not recommended for use associated with alcohol, as is promoted or has become fashionable. b) Do not use in patients […]