Energy drinks: health effects and consumer safety
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the health effects and safety aspects regarding the consumption of energy drink (ED).
Design/methodology/approach
A wide variety of publications was identified through electronic databases (ScienceDirect, PubMed, SciELO, Google Scholar, Link springer and ResearchGate) on the basis of different keyword such as composition, market status, consumption pattern, health effects, consequences and policies related to ED consumption.
Findings
Owing to its popularity, various brands of EDs have been introduced in the market along with a wide variety of modifications to attract the consumers of all age groups. EDs comprise majorly active ingredients such as caffeine, taurine, guarana, L-carnitine and glucoronolactone, ginseng and sweeteners. EDs are well known to have good taste, enhance energy levels, physical alertness and performance, but they also pose risk of certain health hazards, i.e. caffeine intoxication. Because of this, different policies have been formulated by various regulatory bodies of respective countries regarding the composition, labelling, distribution and sale of EDs.
Originality/value
This review will provide a brief overview of composition, market status, consumption pattern, health effects, consequences and policies related to ED consumption.
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Acknowledgements
Conflicts of interest: All authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Citation
Kaur, J., Kumar, V., Goyal, A., Tanwar, B., Gat, Y., Prasad, R. and Suri, S. (2019), "Energy drinks: health effects and consumer safety", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 49 No. 6, pp. 1075-1087. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-11-2018-0331
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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