Key result
Acute energy drink consumption significantly decreased peak circumferential strain of the common carotid artery compared with placebo (11.78% vs. 12.29%, p=0.043) in healthy children and teenagers.
Why the study?
Adolescents frequently consume energy drinks, which are linked to increased peripheral blood pressure, but little is known about their acute effects on arterial stiffness.
Does acute energy drink consumption increase arterial stiffness in healthy children and teenagers?
RCT (n=27)
Single-blind
Crossover
Does acute energy drink consumption increase arterial stiffness in healthy children and teenagers?
Absolute Event Rate: 11.78% vs 12.29%
p-value: p=0.043
Acute energy drink consumption significantly decreases peak circumferential strain of the common carotid artery, indicating increased arterial stiffness in healthy adolescents.
May warrant caution on energy drinks in youth; extends RCT evidence of acute vascular effects to pediatrics.
Adolescents are the main consumer group of energy drinks (ED). Studies suggest that acute ED consumption is associated with increased peripheral blood pressure. Little is known of the ED-induced effects on arterial stiffness. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the acute effects of ED consumption on arterial stiffness in healthy children and teenagers by conducting a prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover clinical trial. Study participants (n = 27, mean age = 14.53 years) consumed a body-weight-adjusted amount of an ED or a placebo on two consecutive days. Arterial stiffness was evaluated sonographically by two-dimensional speckle tracking of the common carotid artery (CCA) at baseline and up to four hours after beverage consumption. The ED intake led to a significantly decreased peak circumferential strain of the CCA (11.78 ± 2.70% vs. 12.29 ± 2.68%, p = 0.043) compared with the placebo. The results of this study indicate that the acute ED consumption might be associated with increased arterial stiffness in healthy children and teenagers. Minors, particularly those with increased cardiovascular morbidity, should be discouraged from ED consumption.
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Li et al. (2022) conducted an RCT in Healthy (n=27). Energy drink vs. Placebo was evaluated on Peak circumferential strain of the common carotid artery (p=0.043). Acute energy drink consumption significantly decreased peak circumferential strain of the common carotid artery compared with placebo (11.78% vs. 12.29%, p=0.043) in healthy children and teenagers.
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