Energy drinks increase the likelihood of developing hyperactivity and inattention by 66% - this is the conclusion of American scientists from Yale University.. They set up an experiment examining how energy drinks affect teens. As part of the experiment, they observed 1,600 students from Connecticut.. The average age of the participants was 12 years.

During the experiment, the schoolchildren drank on average two energy drinks a day, for some the amount of "

“The more a teenager drinks energy drinks, the higher the risk of inattentive hyperactivity,” explained experiment leader Jannett Iskovich, professor at the School of Public Health..

Energy drinks are high in sugar and caffeine, the researchers noted.. So, in addition to increased mobility and attention problems, the abuse of energy drinks is fraught with obesity.. Many drinks contain up to 40 grams of sugar, although adolescents are advised to consume 21 to 33 grams per day depending on age. The research results were published in the Academic Pediatrics journal.

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