Consumption and effects of caffeinated energy drinks in young people: an overview of systematic reviews and secondary analysis of UK data to inform policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This overview and analysis of UK datasets was commissioned by the UK government to address concerns about children's consumption of caffeinated energy drinks and their effects on health and behaviour.

Methods

We searched nine databases for systematic reviews, published between 2013 and July 2021, in English, assessing caffeinated energy drink consumption by people under 18 years old (children). Two reviewers rated or checked risk of bias using AMSTAR2, and extracted and synthesised findings. We searched the UK Data Service for country-representative datasets, reporting children's energy-drink consumption, and conducted bivariate or latent class analyses.

Results

For the overview, we included 15 systematic reviews; six reported drinking prevalence and 14 rep

SUBMITTER: Khouja C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature