IMPACT OF ENERGY DRINKS COMPONENTS ON THE HUMAN BODY AND ITS COMPLICATIONS (LITERATURE REVIEW)

Аннотация

Energy drinks are drinks designed to invigorate a person and increase his physical or mental performance. They cause a temporary surge of strength and stimulation of the nervous system. Lately, people are increasingly drinking energy drinks when they feel tired and less alert, although doctors believe that energy drinks are more dangerous to health than coffee and other caffeinated drinks. Caffeinated energy drinks are widely consumed, primarily among teenagers and young adults. Energy drinks contain not only caffeine, but also other substances that have a stimulating effect (taurine, guarana, ginseng), as well as a significant amount of carbohydrates; their combined effect when consuming a large amount of the drink can be extremely harmful, especially in the presence of concomitant somatic diseases. Scientific articles provide numerous examples of side effects associated with the use of energy drinks: headaches, high blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmia, insomnia, rare cases of seizures, as well as deaths. The World Health Organization and international pediatric associations emphasize the harm of energy drinks to human health and the need to prohibit their use by children and adolescents.