Energy Drinks Health effects

1. Energy Drinks Health Effects
Prepared by Natiq kareem
Higher Diploma student - toxicology Branch
College of pharmacy-university of Baghdad
2020-2021

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
 Energy drinks are drinks that claim to provide
energy for your body to complete everyday
activities much quicker. • These drinks usually
contain high levels of sugar, caffeine, and many
other ingredients that are not necessarily
beneficial to your health. · Energy drinks are a
group of beverages used by consumers to provide
an extra boost in energy, promote wakefulness,
maintain alertness, and provide cognitive and
mood enhancement.

3. POSITIVE HEALTH EFFECTS
 Energy drinks contain an ingredient called Guarana.
 Guarana has been scientifically proven to increase
energy in the human body.
 Caffeine is also in energy drinks, which increases
appetite suppression.
 Caffeine has also been proven to effectively treat
migraine headaches and Increased mental alertness
and concentration.

4. NEGATIVE SHORT TERM HEALTH EFFECTS
 There are many negative short term health
effects.
 Energy drinks' stimulating properties have
been known to increase heart rate and
increase blood pressure.
 Energy drinks can also dehydrate the body
and prevent you from getting enough sleep.

5. NEGATIVE SHORT TERM HEALTH EFFECTS
 Energy drinks should not be used while exercising
as the combination of fluid loss from sweating and
the diuretic activity of the caffeine can leave
someone severely dehydrated.
 The caffeine can lead to jitters, being nervous,
having an upset stomach, and having difficulty
concentrating if too much is consumed.
 Energy drinks can also lead to you having
diarrhea.

6. NEGATIVE LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS
 Overtime, many things tend to happen due to
energy drinks.
 Cardiovascular effects - Since energy drinks
overtime elevate blood pressure, after a while the
arteries tend to get clogged
 After the arteries get clogged, they harden and
end up putting you at risk at heart attacks

7. NEGATIVE LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS
 The hardened arteries can also lead to higher
chance at having a stroke.
 Osteoporosis when the bones become more
brittle and
 This happens after a while from drinking energy
drinks, because the caffeine promotes the
calcium excretion and This makes your bones
weaker.

8. NEGATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
EFFECTS
 After a while, you will become addicted to
energy drinks. • You will not become
addicted to the drink itself, but instead the
caffeine inside of the energy drinks.
 A study has shown that energy drinks can
help induce insomnia. Insomnia is a
mental disorder that stops you from going
to sleep.

9. NEGATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
EFFECTS
 In a study of college students, 67% of the
students have been prevented from falling
asleep due to energy drinks.
 A study showed that consuming energy
drinks mixed with alcohol increases the
likelihood of you making bad decisions.

10. INTERESTING FACTS
 Most energy drinks contain significantly less
caffeine than a similarly- sized coffeehouse
coffee.
 Energy drink products first appeared in Europe
and Asia in the 1970
 Energy drinks are a growing category they
remain accounting for just under 2 percent of the
total U.S. non-alcoholic beverages market

11. INTERESTING FACTS
 Many of the common ingredients found in energy
drinks occur naturally in other foods that we
enjoy regularly such as seafood, poultry and
grains, as well as plants.
 A 16 fluid ounce energy drink typically contains
between 160 and 240 milligrams of caffeine,
while the same size coffeehouse coffee contains
around 300 to 330 milligrams.