Utter Jennifer, Denny Simon, Teevale Tasileta, Sheridan Janie
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Mar;54(3):279-283. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13708. Epub 2017 Sep 14.
With the increase in popularity of energy drinks come multiple concerns about the associated health indicators of young people. The current study aims to describe the frequency of consumption of energy drinks in a nationally representative sample of adolescents and to explore the relationship between energy drink consumption and health risk behaviours, body size and mental health.
Data were collected as part of Youth'12, a nationally representative survey of high school students in New Zealand (2012). In total, 8500 students answered a comprehensive questionnaire about their health and well-being, including multiple measures of mental well-being, and were weighed and measured for height.
More than one-third (35%) of young people consumed energy drinks in the past week, and 12% consumed energy drinks four or more times in the past week. Energy drink consumption was significantly associated with greater depressive symptoms, greater emotional difficulties and lower general subjective well-being. Frequent energy drink consumption was also associated with binge drinking, smoking, engagement in unsafe sex, violent behaviours, risky motor vehicle use and disordered eating behaviours. There was no association between consumption of energy drinks and student body size.
Consumption of energy drinks is associated with a range of health risk behaviours for young people. Strategies to limit consumption of energy drinks by young people are warranted.
随着能量饮料的日益流行，人们对年轻人相关健康指标的担忧也越来越多。本研究旨在描述全国具有代表性的青少年样本中能量饮料的消费频率，并探讨能量饮料消费与健康风险行为、体型和心理健康之间的关系。
数据作为新西兰2012年全国具有代表性的高中生调查“青年2012”的一部分收集。共有8500名学生回答了一份关于他们健康和幸福的综合问卷，包括多种心理健康测量指标，并测量了体重和身高。
超过三分之一（35%）的年轻人在过去一周饮用过能量饮料，12%的人在过去一周饮用能量饮料达四次或更多次。能量饮料消费与更严重的抑郁症状、更多的情绪困扰和更低的总体主观幸福感显著相关。频繁饮用能量饮料还与暴饮、吸烟、不安全的性行为、暴力行为、危险的机动车使用和饮食失调行为有关。能量饮料消费与学生体型之间没有关联。
能量饮料消费与年轻人的一系列健康风险行为有关。有必要采取策略限制年轻人对能量饮料的消费。
