Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Department of Preventive Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Addict Biol. 2023 Jun;28(6):e13281. doi: 10.1111/adb.13281.
Energy drinks (EDs) have become widely popular among adolescents and young adults. Excessive consumption of EDs can lead to ED abuse and alcohol abuse. Therefore, this study has aimed to analyse the consumption of EDs in a group of patients suffering from alcohol dependence and among young adults, considering such issues as the amounts consumed, underlying reasons and threats arising from excessive consumption of ED and their mixing with alcohol (AmED). The study included 201 men (101 patients treated due to alcohol dependence and 100 young adults/students). Each research participant responded to questions in a survey designed by the researchers (socio-demographic data, clinical data, including consumption of ED, AmED and alcohol), the MAST and SADD. The participants also had their arterial blood pressure measured. EDs were consumed by 92% of the patients and 52% of young adults. A statistically significant dependence was confirmed between consumption of ED and tobacco smoking (p < 0.001), as well as the place of residence (p = 0.044). For 22% of the patients, ED consumption had an effect on alcohol consumption, where 7% admitted to feeling an increased urge to drink alcohol, and 15% said ED consumption decreased it. A statistically significant relationship (p < 0.001) was also shown between ED consumption and the consumption of EDs mixed with alcohol (AmED). This study may implicate that widespread consumption of EDs predisposes to the consumption of alcohol mixed with ED or separate.
能量饮料（EDs）在青少年和年轻人中越来越受欢迎。过度消耗 ED 会导致 ED 滥用和酒精滥用。因此，本研究旨在分析一组患有酒精依赖症的患者和年轻人的 ED 消耗情况，考虑到消耗的数量、潜在原因以及过度消耗 ED 和将其与酒精混合（AmED）带来的威胁。该研究纳入了 201 名男性（101 名因酒精依赖而接受治疗的患者和 100 名年轻人/学生）。每位研究参与者都回答了研究人员设计的调查问题（社会人口统计学数据、临床数据，包括 ED、AmED 和酒精的消耗情况、MAST 和 SADD）。参与者还测量了他们的动脉血压。92%的患者和 52%的年轻人消耗了 ED。ED 消耗与吸烟（p<0.001）以及居住地（p=0.044）之间存在统计学显著的依赖性。对于 22%的患者，ED 消耗会影响酒精消耗，其中 7%的人承认增加了饮酒的欲望，15%的人说 ED 消耗减少了饮酒的欲望。ED 消耗与 ED 混合酒精消耗（AmED）之间也存在统计学显著的关系（p<0.001）。这项研究可能表明，广泛消耗 ED 会导致同时消耗酒精和 ED 或单独消耗 ED。
