Energy drinks are increasingly used by young people and young athletes in order to improve their performance alone or in association of other substances, particularly alcohol. In recent years, a number of reports of reports have raised attention on the side-effects associated with the use or abuse of energy drinks particularly serious cardiovascular events. The European Cardiac Arrhythmia 1. Sleep Disruptions. One of the major issues with energy drinks is their ability to overstimulate your body and/or mind. As a result, they can cause difficulty sleeping and disrupt your circadian rhythm. Ironically, this can perpetuate the problem that led you to rely on the energy drink in the first place! The health implications, research shows, are: sleep disorders, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), adolescents should not exceed more than 100 milligrams of caffeine a day, yet some energy drinks contain more than 500 milligrams of caffeine, in addition to added sugars and corn syrup. No wonder 30 to 50 percent of adolescents and young adults say they buy energy drinks. According to a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8 percent of young people drink energy drinks weekly, 20 percent think that energy drinks are safe drinks for teenagers and 13 percent think that energy drinks are a type of sports drink. Background Non-alcoholic energy drinks (‘energy drinks’) are high in sugar, as well as caffeine, leading to concerns regarding their suitability for children and adolescents. Despite this, marketing of energy drinks is often directed at adolescents, and there are no age restrictions on the sale of these products in Australia. The current study aimed to examine patterns in consumption of Energy drinks and their adverse health effects: A systematic review of the current evidence. Postgraduate Medicine. 2015;127(3):308-322. Doi: 10.1080/00325481.2015.1001712. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Energy Drinks. That makes it the largest controlled study of the effects of energy drinks on the heart and blood pressure in young, healthy people, researchers said. It confirmed findings in earlier studies. Participants were randomly assigned to drink 32 ounces of one of two commercially available energy drinks or a placebo on three separate days. sCRk.