Energy drinks are known to have stimulating effects, both physically and intellectually. They basically have the same ingredients, like caffeine, vitamins, taurine. ANSES (National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety) has for many years advised against consuming its drinks, because of the cardiovascular risks they can cause, ranging from the feeling of oppression rhythm disorders of the heartbeat, which can lead to arrest. Of course, mixed with alcohol, these drinks have more serious effects. In a Canadian study from the University of Victoria, researchers have shown that mixing alcoholic beverages with energy drinks risks leading the consumer into dangerous situations, causing them to overestimate their abilities. In addition, it can cause him to drink even more alcohol, and therefore increase the risks.
To reach this conclusion, the researchers reviewed the thirteen studies published on this subject, between 1981 and 2016. Of these thirteen studies, ten highlighted the greater risk of injury when energy drinks and alcohol are mixed. 'alcohol. “The stimulating effects of caffeine mask the result that most people get when they drink. When you drink alcohol, you get tired and go home. Energy drinks mask this, so people underestimate how intoxicated they are, end up staying out later, consume more alcohol and engage in risky behaviors,” explained Audra Roemer, who principally conducted the study. . This practice of mixing is becoming more and more widespread, especially in North America, where it is possible to find premixed drinks on the market. Three of the thirteen published studies have specifically focused on whether this increased tendency to risk-taking or the quest for thrills had a role in the injuries suffered. “Some research has suggested that people prefer the awake-drunken state obtained by mixing alcohol and an energy drink,” added Audra Roemer. The researchers assured that this high risk of injury could make this consumption trend a public health problem. “Our hope is to drive and facilitate future research to identify limitations and take a closer look at the topic to see what is really going on,” the researcher concluded. In France, more than 200 cases of adverse effects have been recorded, all related to the consumption of energy drinks.
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