Objective: This study aimed to understand current patterns of energy drink use and compare the extent of usage of energy drinks and other commonly used and misused substances between adolescent (13-17-years-old) and young adult (18-25-years-old) emergency department (ED) patients.
Methods: During a 6-week period between June and August 2010, all patients presenting to an adult or pediatric ED were asked to complete a computer-based, anonymous questionnaire regarding use of energy drinks and other substances. Wilcoxon rank-sum, 2-sample tests of binomial proportions, Pearson χ(2) testing, and regression models were used to compare energy drink and substance use by age groups.
Results: Past 30-day energy drink use was greater for young adults (57.9%) than adolescents (34.9%) (P < 0.03). Adolescents typically consumed a mean of 1.5 and young adults a mean of 2.6 energy drinks per day when using energy drinks and drank at most a mean of 2.4 and 2.6 drinks per day, respectively. Among adolescents, energy drink usage was more common than alcohol, "street" or illicit drugs, and tobacco usage, but less common than caffeine product usage. For young adults, energy drink usage was more common than "street" or illicit drugs, but less common than caffeine use, and similar to tobacco and alcohol usage. Young adult energy drink users were more likely than young adult non-energy drink users also to use tobacco and caffeine.
Conclusions: Energy drink use is common among ED patients. Given the high prevalence of energy drink use observed, emergency physicians should consider the involvement of energy drinks in the presentations of young people.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182a6403d | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Calorie (energy) labelling for changing selection and consumption of food or alcohol.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
January 2025
Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Background: Overconsumption of food and consumption of any amount of alcohol increases the risk of non-communicable diseases. Calorie (energy) labelling is advocated as a means to reduce energy intake from food and alcoholic drinks. However, there is continued uncertainty about these potential impacts, with a 2018 Cochrane review identifying only a small body of low-certainty evidence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKetone monoester ingestion improves cardiac function in adults with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind, placebo controlled, randomised, crossover trial.
J Appl Physiol (1985)
January 2025
Physical Activity, Health and Rehabilitation Thematic Research Group, School of Psychology, Sport & Health Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic disease associated with cardiovascular dysfunction. The myocardium preferentially uses ketones over free fatty acids as a more energy efficient substrate. The primary aim was to assess the effects of ketone monoester (K) ingestion on cardiac output index ().
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCarbohydrate supplementation maintains physical performance during short-term energy deficit despite reductions in exogenous glucose oxidation.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA.
Exogenous glucose oxidation is reduced 55% during aerobic exercise after three days of complete starvation. Whether energy deficits more commonly experienced by athletes and military personnel similarly affect exogenous glucose oxidation and what impact this has on physical performance remains undetermined. This randomized, longitudinal parallel study aimed to assess the effects of varying magnitudes of energy deficit (DEF) on exogenous glucoseoxidation and physical performance compared to energy balance (BAL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree-dimensional-printed restorations for prosthetic rehabilitation of localized tooth wear using the Dahl concept: A case report.
J Prosthodont Res
January 2025
Department of Prosthodontics, Geriatric Dentistry and Craniomandibular Disorders, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Patient: A 26-year-old man with localized tooth wear and demand for aesthetic rehabilitation of the anterior teeth presented to our department. The patient reported excessive consumption of energy drinks. Furthermore, multiple trauma and tooth fractures have occurred in the past.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicronutrients or processing? An analysis of food and drink items from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey based on micronutrient content, the Nova classification and front of package traffic light labelling.
Br J Nutr
January 2025
Centre for Obesity Research, Department of Medicine, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6JF, UK.
Increased ultra-processed food (UPF) intake is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, with limitations in UPF evidence, and partial overlap between UK front of package labelling (FOPL) and degree of food processing, the value of food processing within dietary guidance is unclear. This study compared food and drink from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) database based on micronutrient content, Nova classification and FOPL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!