The study was performed on partially sleep-deprived healthy individuals and the effect was noted to last for up to 6 h. One placebo controlled study found that certain important aspects of cognitive function can be improved by a single energy shot. Certain ED company claims have been found to be true. The students consumed an average of 1.6 cans per week, ranging from 1 to 30 cans per week. A recent study of 1620 nursing students noted 78.1% reported ED use.
Our review will specifically focus on the cardiovascular effects of the ingredients contained in EDs.Īs promisors of prolonged arousal, boosted athletic performance, and increased concentration, energy drinks have become popular supplements in the past few years. Due to their high consumption, lack of evidence, and occasional acute adverse health effects, the safety of energy drinks has been called into question. Over the period from 2007-2011, ED-related emergency department visits in the United States doubled. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration revealed that 20783 people visited the emergency department with complaints involving caffeine rich energy drinks in 2011. Along with a growing global market, emergency room visits due to the consumption of energy drinks have increased as well. In recent years, the market for energy drinks has thrived and after 50 years in the market, the consumption of these beverages has increased exponentially.
We aim to focus on the effect of energy drinks on the cardiovascular system and whether the call for the products’ sales and regulation of their contents has merit. The controversy surrounding energy drinks heightened recently due to the increasing reports of energy drink toxicities, most alarmingly in regard to heart rhythm and central nervous system abnormalities such as atrial fibrillation and seizures, respectively. In France, the use of Red Bull™ was banned at one point until the rule was reversed by the European Union on claims of the lack of evidence for its toxicity. For many years, the use of energy drinks (ED) has been perceived as potentially dangerous due to their strong concentration of caffeine and presence of other substances such as taurine, guarana, and L-carnitine amongst others. The last decade has witnessed the greatest rise in the consumption of non-steroidal energy supplements for the specific purpose of boosting athletic performance and concentration.
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