This document summarizes research on the effects of energy drinks on adolescents and young adults. It finds that energy drinks are popular among this group due to aggressive marketing targeting them. The main ingredients in energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster are caffeine, guarana, taurine, sugar, and bitter orange, which can have adverse effects in large amounts like nausea, anxiety, and hypertension. Studies show energy drinks may improve driving performance and reduce sleepiness if consumed before exercise, but more research is still needed on their safety and effects, especially on adolescents and young adults.

1. Effects of Energy
drinks
on adolescents and young adults
Matt Williams

2. Intro
● Research on the effects of energy drinks on
adolescents and young adults
● Physical Exercise
● Ingredients
● Answering the question if an energy drink can improve
your sporting performance

3. BIG BUSINESS
→One of the fastest
growing beverage
industry
→Multiple purposes

4. Leaders
1. Red Bull
2. Monster
3. Rockstar
4. NOS
5. Amp

5. ➢ Is it popular among adolescents
and young adults?
➢ Yes
➢ Marketing of energy drinks
➢ aggressive
➢ target market
Why so popular?

6. →Main Ingredients
→Caffeine
→Guarana
→Taurine
→Sugar Ginseng
→Bitter Orange
What’s in an Energy Drink

7. Effects
● Study done by Mandy Rath, BSN, FNP to show the adverse effects associated with energy drink
consumption among adolescents and young adults
Caffeine Nausea, headache, insomnia,
anxiety, irritability, muscle spasms..
80 to 300 mg in an 8 ounce
Gaurana Insomnia, anxiety, tremors,
nervousness..
3 to 5 g in an 8 ounce serving
Taurine Insufficient evidence, but ……. 600 to 1000 mg per 8 ounces
Ginseng Insomnia, hypertension,
headache...
100 mg in an 8 ounce serving
Bitter Orange Stroke, seizures,
hypertension...
200 mg in an 8 ounce serving
Sugar diabetes, obesity, cavities 35 g in an 8 ounce serving

8. Areas in danger
⇢ Central nervous system
o Caffeine causes harm
⇢ Cardiovascular
o Caffeine could cause harm
⇢ Gastrointestinal
o Excessive caffeine ingestion can result in hyperstimulation of the GI system
⇢ Brain
o Sleep deprivation
o Memory

9. Positive effect on driving
Participants
✓ 24 young adults
✓ 12 males and 12 females
✓ ages mean was 22.1 years old
Type of study
✓ double-blinded, randomized,
placebo-controlled, crossover
study
Duration
✓ After a two hour drive on the highway
participants had a 15 minute break
and consumed Red Bull or placebo
before driving another two hours on
the highway
✓ Then they repeated with no break
and no Red Bull or placebo

10. Results
● Red Bull Energy Drink
significantly improves driving
performance and reduces driver
sleepiness during prolonged
highway driving
● Improvement in...

11. International Society of Sport Nutrition
Position Stand on Energy Drinks
● Analysis of a systematic review of the literature on the effects of “energy
drinks” on exercise and cognitive performance
● Measures ingestion prior to anaerobic and endurance exercise
● Including:
o mood
o reaction time
o alertness

12. Results
Anaerobic
● Many studies have been conducted within
the past several years
● Forbes and colleagues study:
● Participants
● Results
Endurance
● Alford and Colleagues Study
● Participants
● Results

13. Anaerobic
● Energy drinks consumed 45 to
60 minutes before exercise
improves certain lifting
Endurance
● Energy drinks consumed 10 to
40 minutes prior to aerobic
exercise
● Caution at consuming too early
before exercise
Conclusion

14. Summary of the Study
● Reaction time, concentration, alertness, and subjective feelings of energy
are important in many competitive activities
o Most studies have reported improvements
● Consuming energy drinks 10 to 60 minutes before exercise can improve
your performance
● Children and adolescents be cautious

15. More Research needed
● Need further study to demonstrate their safety and potential effects
● especially on adolescents and young adults
● The ergogenic value of caffeine on mental and physical performance has
been well-established, but the potential additive benefits of other nutrients
contained in energy drinks remains to be determined
o need more studies