Energy Drinks may Increase Risk of Cardiac Events in Young Adults

by Bidita Debnath on March 16, 2015 at 11:10 PM

Energy drinks increase blood pressure in healthy young adults who don't consume caffeine regularly, reveal researchers.

Mayo Clinic researchers found that caffeine-naive healthy young adults experienced greater rise in resting blood pressure after consumption of a commercially available energy drink, compared to a placebo drink, thus raising the concern that energy drinks may increase the risk of cardiac events.

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Overall, the blood pressure increase was more than doubled in caffeine naive adults after consuming the energy drink vs. placebo.

Source: ANI

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