Energy Drinks in the Drinking Regime of Adolescents
Energy Drinks in the Drinking Regime of Adolescents

Author(s): Jan Schuster, Michaela Pospíšilová, Zuzana Andrýsková
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: drinking regime; analysis; energy drinks; adolescence;
Summary/Abstract: Energy drinks are popular products to cover the body claims of liquid intake mainly for young age categories. Their influence on human body is worth further discussion and their regular use can bear some risks. The aim of this work was to find out about the frequency of energy drinks use and the reasons why adolescents drink them. The analysis comes out of a quantity survey and was carried out in the form of questionnaire survey. The questionnaire contained 27 open and half-open questions. The research sample consisted of 645 respondents. Out of these, 71.47% consumes energy drinks; 62.85% consumes them at least once a month and 4.88% every day. Males consume energy drinks much more often than females. Current use of energy drinks throughout the population is very high and is rising. The impact of energy drinks usage on human body during a long-term consumption is a subject to current research. The amount of energy drinks used without risks to human body cannot be clearly stated.

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