ADVERSE EFFECTS

OF ENERGY
DRINKS ON ON
DRINKS OUR BODY
OUR
BODY
Presentation by Harshada Ukarande
Bsc. Applied nutrtion and dietetics
II semester 1st Year
 INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

Consumption of energy drinks has been increasing

dramatically in the last two decades, particularly
amongst adolescents and young adults. Energy drinks
are aggressively marketed with the claim that these
products give an energy boost to improve physical and
cognitive performance. However, studies supporting
these claims are limited. In fact, several adverse
health effects have been related to energy drink; this
has raised the question of whether these beverages
are safe.
 COMPOSITION
• Carbonated water
• 40g of sugar(from sucrose/glucose)
• 160mg or more of caffeine
• Artificial sweetners
• Substances associated with mental alertness and
performance but lack scientific evidence with controlled
trials
• Taurine
• Panax ginseng root extract
• L-carnitine
• L-tartarate
• Glucoronolactone
 TAURINE
• 1000mg
• Amino acid found in the body
• Produced in the brain and liver
• Osmolarity regulation
• Muscle contraction
• Neuroprotection
 CAFFEINE
•Occurs naturally in plants as a pesticide
•When processed, it is turned into a white powder
•Consumed by 90 of Americans daily
•Affects brain, then spinal cord
•About 80 mg per can of Red Bull
•Initially cause
•-Increased alertness
•-Faster thought process
•-Better focus
•-Enhanced coordination
•Over-use leads to
•-Anxiety
•-Insomnia
•-Muscle Twitching
•-Irritability
•-Heart Palpitations
•-Addiction Caffeinism
•-Death
 GLUCORONOLACTONE

• 600mg
• Naturally occurring compound
• Produced by metabolism of glucose in
the liver
• Important structural component of all
connective tissues
 Cardiovascular effect
• Ventricular arrhythmias
• ST segment elevation
• QT prolongation
• Artrial fibrillation
 PSYCOLOGICAL AND
NEUROLOGICAL EFFECT
• Caffeine intoxication
• Anxiety
• Insomnia
• Gastrointestinal upset
• Muscle twitching
• Restlessness
• Periods of inexhaustibility
 GASTROINTESTINAL
EFFECT
• Risk of obesity
• Type 2 diabetes
 RENAL EFFECT
• Sodium losses in urine (natriuresis)
• Kidney stones
 CONCLUSION
It is concluded that although energy drink
may have beneficial effects on physical
performance, these products also have
possible detrimental health consequences.
Marketing of energy drinks should be
limited or forbidden until independent
research confirms their safety,
particularly among adolescents.