Department of Nutrition Physiology, Institute of Sport-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Biomechanics, Institute of Sport-National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Public Health. 2024 Nov 7;69:1606906. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606906. eCollection 2024.
To analyse the consumption of energy drinks (EDs) and the motives for their consumption among physically active adolescents in Poland.
A nationwide survey study was conducted in 1,530 adolescents (10-14 years old) participating in extracurricular, organised sports activities. A computer-assisted web interview method was applied.
Nearly half (46.4%) of the respondents were ED consumers (significantly more boys than girls: 53.0% vs. 47.0%, p = 0.010). The percentage of ED consumers increased with age, from 27.2% in 10-year-olds to 65.4% in the group of 14-year-olds (p < 0.001). The motives and circumstances of ED consumption varied depending on gender: girls were more likely than boys to drink EDs to improve concentration during studying (17.1% vs. 8.8%, p < 0.001) and to stay awake (22.8% vs. 13.8%, p = 0.002), whereas boys more often than girls reported drinking EDs during physical activity (10.9% vs. 6.0%, p = 0.020).
It is necessary to implement gender-diversified educational campaigns on negative health effects of EDs, targeting children, parents and teachers, as consumption of EDs has been identified as a significant public health problem in Poland.
分析波兰活跃青少年对能量饮料（EDs）的消费情况及其消费动机。
在参与课外组织体育活动的 1530 名青少年（10-14 岁）中进行了一项全国性调查研究。采用计算机辅助网络访谈方法。
近一半（46.4%）的受访者是 ED 消费者（明显更多的是男孩，占比为 53.0%，女孩为 47.0%，p = 0.010）。ED 消费者的比例随着年龄的增长而增加，从 10 岁的 27.2%增加到 14 岁组的 65.4%（p < 0.001）。ED 消费的动机和情况因性别而异：与男孩相比，女孩更有可能因提高学习时的注意力（17.1%比 8.8%，p < 0.001）和保持清醒（22.8%比 13.8%，p = 0.002）而饮用 EDs，而男孩比女孩更常报告在体育活动中饮用 EDs（10.9%比 6.0%，p = 0.020）。
有必要针对 ED 对健康的负面影响，实施性别多样化的教育活动，针对儿童、家长和教师，因为 ED 的消费已被确定为波兰的一个重大公共卫生问题。
