London - The combination of caffeine and sugar in energy drinks causes blood glucose and insulin levels to “spike” in teenagers, a research warns.
Youngsters who consume the drinks may suffer problems bringing blood sugar levels down to normal, the study found. High blood sugar levels have been linked to diabetes in later life.
Consumption of trendy caffeine-containing energy drinks has soared in the past ten years. Warning labels state they are not recommended for “children” but researchers say the drinks are “aggressively marketed” to and increasingly consumed by children, teenagers and young adults.
Figures indicate that around one in three teenagers regularly drink them.
Caffeine stays in the system for four to six hours after consumption. In energy drinks it led to a 20 to 30 percent decline in the body’s ability to deal with a high sugar load.
Daily Mail