The Western Journal
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Energy drinks, despite their popularity, don’t have the greatest reputation when it comes to either taste or side effects, but a recent study seems to indicate their side effects might be more severe than we thought.
Or at least, more severe for the children who consume them.
Per Fox News, new research published in the journal Public Health suggests that regular consumption of energy drinks among children could lead to damaging mental health side effects, possibly increasing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts among youngsters.
The scientists behind the study, researchers from Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health at Teesside University and Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, based their conclusions on a “systematic review of 57 previous studies covering 1.2 million children in 21 countries,” according to Medical News Today.
Updating a previous study from 2016, the researchers found “strong positive correlation between drinking energy drinks and smoking, alcohol use, binge drinking, and other substance use,” as well as a “https://www.westernjournal.com/disturbing-link-found-energy-drinks-children-dont-let-kids-touch/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=tgm&utm_campaign=tgm&utm_content=can to poor sleep quality and short sleep duration, as well as lower academic performance compared to non-energy drinkers.”
In the words of lead researcher Amelia Lake, “This evidence suggests that energy drinks have no place in the diets of children and young people. Policymakers should follow the example from countries that have placed age restrictions on their sales to children,” Fox reported.
Other dietitians and nutritionists concurred with the conclusions of Lake and her team, with many noting they’ve observed the similar side effects in their own clients and patients.
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