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{{Short description|Beverage containing stimulants}}
An '''energy drink''' is a type of [[drink|beverage]] containing stimulant drugs, chiefly [[caffeine]], which is marketed as providing mental and physical stimulation. They may or may not be [[carbonated]] and many also contain [[sugar]] or other sweeteners, [[herbal extracts]] and [[amino acids]]. They are a subset of the larger group of [[energy products]], which includes bars and [[energy gel|gels]], and distinct from [[sports drinks]], which are advertised to enhance sports performance. There are many [[brand]]s and varieties of energy drinks.
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{{Infobox drink
| name = Energy drink
| image = Energydrinks.jpg
| imagealt =
| image_size = 250px
| caption = A variety of energy drinks in a German supermarket shelf
| type = [[Functional beverage]]
| origin = Japan
| introduced = 20th century
| color = Various
| region =
| flavor = Various
| ingredients = Usually [[caffeine]], various [[#Ingredients and uses|others]]
}}


An '''energy drink''' is a type of [[functional beverage]] containing [[stimulant]] compounds, usually [[caffeine]], which is marketed as providing mental and physical stimulation (marketed as "energy", but distinct from [[food energy]]). They may or may not be [[Soft drink|carbonated]] and may also contain sugar, other sweeteners, or [[herbal extracts]], among numerous [[Energy drink#Ingredients and uses|other possible ingredients]].
[[Coffee]], [[tea]] and other naturally caffeinated beverages are usually not considered energy drinks. Other [[soft drink]]s such as [[cola]] may contain caffeine, but are also not energy drinks. Some [[Caffeinated alcoholic drink|alcoholic beverages]], such as [[Buckfast Tonic Wine]], contain caffeine and other stimulants. According to the Mayo Clinic, it is safe for the typical healthy adult to consume a total of 400&nbsp;mg of caffeine a day. This has been confirmend by a panel of the European Food Safety Authority (ESFA), which also concludes that a caffeine intake of up to 400&nbsp;mg per day does not raise safety concerns for adults. According to the ESFA this is equivalent to 4 cups of coffee (90&nbsp;mg each) or 5 standard cans (250 ml) of energy drink (80&nbsp;mg each).<ref name=energy-drinks>{{cite web|first1=Buss |last1=Preszler|title=How much is too much?|url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678|website=mayoclinic.org|publisher=Mayo Clinic|accessdate=5 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2741591/My-heart-just-hit-floor-A-mother-s-pain-son-died-drinking-FOUR-energy-drinks-daily-doctor-warns-no-caffeinated-beverages-day.html | title='My heart just hit the floor': A mother's pain after her son died from drinking FOUR energy drinks daily... as a doctor warns no more than two caffeinated beverages per day | work=Daily Mail Australia | date=3 September 2014 | accessdate=3 September 2014 | author=Smith, Leesa}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine {{!}} Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit|url = http://www.efsa.europa.eu/de/efsajournal/pub/4102|website = www.efsa.europa.eu|accessdate = 2016-01-02}}</ref>


They are a subset of the larger group of energy products, which includes bars and [[energy gel|gels]], and distinct from [[sports drinks]], which are advertised to enhance sports performance. There are many brands and varieties in this drink category.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miyeong |first=Han |date=19 February 2012 |title=Energy drink, does it really work? |url=https://m.health.chosun.com/svc/news_view.html?contid=2012021701936 |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Health Chosun News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haesoo |first=Lee |date=11 November 2014 |title=The four main ingredients of energy drinks |url=https://www.g-enews.com/article/Global-Biz/2014/11/201411111927520123585_1 |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Global Economic}}</ref>
Energy drinks have the effects caffeine and sugar provide, but there is little or no evidence that the wide variety of other ingredients have any effect.<ref name="pmid23206286">{{cite journal|vauthors=McLellan TM, Lieberman HR | title=Do energy drinks contain active components other than caffeine? | journal=Nutr Rev | year= 2012 | volume= 70 | issue= 12 | pages= 730–44 | pmid=23206286 | doi=10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00525.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23206286 }}</ref> Most of the effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance, such as increased attention and reaction speed, are primarily due to the presence of caffeine.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal |pmid=18470842 |name-list-format=vanc|year=2008 |last1=Van Den Eynde |first1=F |last2=Van Baelen |first2=PC |last3=Portzky |first3=M |last4=Audenaert |first4=K |title=The effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance |volume=50 |issue=5 |pages=273–81 |journal=Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie}}</ref> Other studies, however, ascribe those performance improvements to the effects of the combined ingredients.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The effects of red bull energy drink on human performance and mood|journal = Amino Acids|date = 2001-01-01|pmid = 11665810|pages = 139–150|volume = 21|issue = 2|first = C.|last = Alford|first2 = H.|last2 = Cox|first3 = R.|last3 = Wescott|doi=10.1007/s007260170021}}</ref> Advertising for energy drinks usually features increased muscle strength and endurance, but there is still no scientific consensus to support these statements.<ref name="pmid25293550">{{cite journal|vauthors=Mora-Rodriguez R, Pallarés JG | title=Performance outcomes and unwanted side effects associated with energy drinks. | journal=Nutr Rev | year= 2014 | volume= 72 Suppl 1 | issue= | pages= 108–20 | pmid=25293550 | doi=10.1111/nure.12132 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25293550 }}</ref> Energy drinks have been associated with health risks, such as an increased rate of alcohol-related injury,<ref name="pmid18809264"/> and excessive or repeated consumption can lead to cardiac and psychiatric conditions.<ref name="pmid25818530"/><ref name="pmid25622514"/>


Energy drinks have the effects of caffeine and sugar, but there is little or no evidence that the wide variety of other ingredients have any effect.<ref name="pmid23206286">{{cite journal|vauthors=McLellan TM, Lieberman HR | title=Do energy drinks contain active components other than caffeine? | journal=Nutr Rev | year= 2012 | volume= 70 | issue= 12 | pages= 730–44 | pmid=23206286 | doi=10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00525.x | doi-access=free }}</ref> Most effects of energy drinks on [[cognition|cognitive performance]], such as increased attention and reaction speed, are primarily due to the presence of caffeine.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal |pmid=18470842 |name-list-style=vanc|year=2008 |last1=Van Den Eynde |first1=F |last2=Van Baelen |first2=PC |last3=Portzky |first3=M |last4=Audenaert |first4=K |title=The effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance |volume=50 |issue=5 |pages=273–81 |journal=Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie}}</ref> Other studies ascribe those performance improvements to the effects of the combined ingredients.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The effects of red bull energy drink on human performance and mood|journal = Amino Acids|date = 1 January 2001|pmid = 11665810|pages = 139–150|volume = 21|issue = 2|first1 = C.|last1 = Alford|first2 = H.|last2 = Cox|first3 = R.|last3 = Wescott|doi = 10.1007/s007260170021|s2cid = 25358429|url = http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/96/|access-date = 16 August 2019|archive-date = 9 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220409013007/https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1085735|url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Uses==
Energy drinks are marketed to provide the benefits among [[health effects of caffeine]] along with benefits from the other ingredients also contain.<ref name="Meier 2013">{{cite news |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/health/scant-proof-is-found-to-back-up-claims-by-energy-drinks.html |title=Energy Drinks Promise Edge, but Experts Say Proof Is Scant |first=Barry |last=Meier |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 January 2013 |publisher=[[New York Times Company|NYTC]] |location=[[New York, NY|New York]] |issn=0362-4331 |accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref> Health experts agree that energy drinks which contain caffeine do provide the effects of caffeine.<ref name="Meier 2013"/> The consumption of alcohol drinks combined with energy drinks is a common occurrence on many college campuses. The alcohol industry has recently been criticized for marketing cohesiveness of alcohol and energy drinks. The combination of the two in college students is correlated to students experiencing alcohol-related consequences, and several health risks.<ref name="Caffeinated Drinks">{{Cite journal|first1=Mary Claire|last1= O'Brien|first2=Thomas P.|last2= McCoy |first3=Scott D.|last3= Rhodes|first4=Ashley |last4=Wagoner|first5=Mark |last5 =Wolfson |title=Caffeinated Cocktails: Energy Drink Consumption|journal= Academic Emergency Medicine|volume= 15|issue= 5|pages= 453|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00085.x/full|publisher=Wiley Online Library/|doi= 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00085.x|pmid= 18439201|year= 2008}}</ref>


Advertising for energy drinks usually features increased muscle strength and endurance, but there is no scientific consensus to support these claims.<ref name="pmid25293550">{{cite journal|vauthors=Mora-Rodriguez R, Pallarés JG | title=Performance outcomes and unwanted side effects associated with energy drinks. | journal=Nutr Rev | year= 2014 | volume= 72 | issue=Suppl 1 | pages= 108–20 | pmid=25293550 | doi=10.1111/nure.12132 }}</ref> Energy drinks have been associated with many health risks, such as an increased rate of injury when usage is combined with alcohol, and excessive or repeated consumption can lead to cardiac and psychiatric conditions.<ref name="pmid25818530"/><ref name="pmid25622514"/> Populations at risk for complications from energy drink consumption include youth, caffeine-naïve or caffeine-sensitive, pregnant, competitive athletes and people with underlying cardiovascular disease.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Higgins|first1=John|last2=Yarlagadda|first2=Santi|last3=Yang|first3=Benjamin|last4=Higgins|first4=John P.|last5=Yarlagadda|first5=Santi|last6=Yang|first6=Benjamin|date=June 2015|title=Cardiovascular Complications of Energy Drinks|journal=Beverages|language=en|volume=1|issue=2|pages=104–126|doi=10.3390/beverages1020104|doi-access=free}}</ref>
There is no good evidence that other ingredients in energy drinks provide further benefits, even though the drinks are frequently advertised in a way that suggests they have unique benefits.<ref name="Meier 2013"/><ref>{{cite journal|author1=EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies|title=Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to taurine and "immune system protection" (ID 611), "metabolism processes" (ID 613), contribution to normal cognitive function (ID 1659), maintenance of normal cardiac function (ID 1661), maintenance of normal muscle function (ID 1949) and delay in the onset of physical fatigue during exercise (ID 1958) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006|journal=EFSA Journal|date=2011|volume=9|issue=4|pages=2035 [19 pp.]|doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2035|url=http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2035.htm|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref> The [[dietary supplements]] in energy drinks may be purported to provide [[Detoxification (alternative medicine)|detoxification]], sustain [[mental process]], protect heart health, and reduce [[muscle fatigue]].<ref name="Meier 2013"/><ref>{{Cite web|title = Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to vitamin B12 and contribution to normal neurological and psychological functions (ID 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 109), contribution to normal homocysteine metabolism (ID 96, 103, 106), maintenance of normal bone (ID 104), maintenance of normal teeth (ID 104), maintenance of normal hair (ID 104), maintenance of normal skin (ID 104), maintenance of normal nails (ID 104), reduction of tiredness and fatigue (ID 108), and cell division (ID 212) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 {{!}} Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit|url = http://www.efsa.europa.eu/de/efsajournal/pub/1756|website = www.efsa.europa.eu|accessdate = 2016-01-02}}</ref>{{medical citation needed|date=August 2015}} None of these claims are backed by good evidence, however, the ingredients alone, for example [[taurine]] or [[Vitamin B6|vitamin B]], are scientifically proven to provide positive effects on the metabolism.<ref name="Meier 2013"/><ref>M. Zhang, I. Izumi, S. Kagamimori, S. Sokejima, T. Yamagami, Z. Liu, B. Qi: ''Role of taurine supplementation to prevent exercise-induced oxidative stress in healthy young men.'' In: ''Amino acids.'' Band 26, Nummer 2, März 2004, S. 203–207, doi:10.1007/s00726-003-0002-3, <nowiki>PMID 15042451</nowiki></ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to vitamin B12 and contribution to normal neurological and psychological functions (ID 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 109), contribution to normal homocysteine metabolism (ID 96, 103, 106), maintenance of normal bone (ID 104), maintenance of normal teeth (ID 104), maintenance of normal hair (ID 104), maintenance of normal skin (ID 104), maintenance of normal nails (ID 104), reduction of tiredness and fatigue (ID 108), and cell division (ID 212) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 {{!}} Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit|url = http://www.efsa.europa.eu/de/efsajournal/pub/1756|website = www.efsa.europa.eu|accessdate = 2016-01-02}}</ref> Various marketing organizations have described energy drinks by saying their beverage "gives you wings", is "scientifically formulated", or that it is a "killer energy brew".<ref name="Meier 2013"/>


==Ingredients and uses==
When mixed with alcohol, either as a prepackaged [[caffeinated alcoholic drink]], a [[mixed drink]], or just a beverage consumed around the same time as alcohol, energy drinks are often consumed in social settings.
Energy drinks are usually marketed to young people and provide the [[health effects of caffeine]].<ref name="Meier 2013">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/health/scant-proof-is-found-to-back-up-claims-by-energy-drinks.html |title=Energy Drinks Promise Edge, but Experts Say Proof Is Scant |first=Barry |last=Meier |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 January 2013 |location=New York City |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=26 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412021719/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/health/scant-proof-is-found-to-back-up-claims-by-energy-drinks.html |archive-date=12 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Health experts agree that energy drinks which contain caffeine do improve alertness.<ref name="Meier 2013"/>


There is no reliable evidence that other ingredients in energy drinks provide further benefits, even though the drinks are frequently advertised in a way that suggests they have unique benefits.<ref name="Meier 2013"/><ref>{{cite journal|author1=EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies|title=Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims from Energy Drinks|journal=EFSA Journal|date=2011|volume=9|issue=4|pages=2035 [19 pp.]|doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2035|url=http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2035|access-date=26 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919191338/http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2035|archive-date=19 September 2015|url-status=live|doi-access=free}}</ref> The [[dietary supplement]]s in energy drinks may be purported to supply benefits, such as for [[vitamin B12]],<ref name="Meier 2013"/><ref name="europa1924">{{Cite journal|title = Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims|journal = EFSA Journal|volume = 8|issue = 10|pages = 1756|url = http://www.efsa.europa.eu|doi = 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1756|year = 2010|access-date = 26 September 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081113221159/http://www.efsa.europa.eu/|archive-date = 13 November 2008|url-status = live|df = dmy-all|doi-access = free}}</ref> but no claims of using supplements to enhance health in otherwise normal people have been verified scientifically.
==Variants==


Marketing of energy drinks has been particularly directed towards teenagers, with manufacturers sponsoring or advertising at extreme sports events and music concerts, and targeting a youthful audience through social media channels.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Plamondon|first=Laurie|year=2013|title=Energy Drinks: Threatening or Commonplace? An Update|url=https://www.inspq.qc.ca/pdf/publications/1669_BoissonsEnergisantes.pdf|journal=TOPO|issue=6|page=7|access-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202101322/https://www.inspq.qc.ca/pdf/publications/1669_BoissonsEnergisantes.pdf|archive-date=2 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Energy shots===
[[Energy shot]]s are a specialized kind of energy drink. Whereas most energy drinks are sold in cans or bottles, energy shots are usually sold in smaller 50ml bottles. Energy shots can contain the same total amount of [[caffeine]], [[vitamin]]s or other functional ingredients as their larger versions, and may be considered concentrated forms of energy drinks. The marketing of energy shots generally focuses on their convenience and availability as a low-calorie "instant" energy drink that can be taken in one swallow (or "shot"), as opposed to energy drinks that encourage users to drink an entire can, which may contain 250 calories or more.<ref>{{cite web|author=Klineman, Jeffrey |url=http://www.bevnet.com/news/2008/4-30-2008-energy_shots.asp |title="Little competition: energy shots aim for big" profits |publisher=Bevnet.com |date=2008-04-30 |accessdate=2013-05-24}}</ref>


== Effects ==
====Caffeinated alcoholic drink====
[[File:Redbull Bosnia.jpg|thumb|A can of [[Red Bull]], the most popular energy drink worldwide as of 2020]]
{{main article|Caffeinated alcoholic drink}}
Energy drinks such as [[Red Bull]] are often used as mixers with [[alcoholic beverage]]s, producing [[mixed drink]]s such as [[Vodka Red Bull]] which are similar to but stronger than [[rum and coke]] with respect to the amount of caffeine that they contain.<ref name="Alcoholism 2011">{{cite journal |pmid=21676002 |name-list-format=vanc|year=2011 |last1=Marczinski |first1=CA |last2=Fillmore |first2=MT |last3=Bardgett |first3=ME |last4=Howard |first4=MA |title=Effects of energy drinks mixed with alcohol on behavioral control: Risks for college students consuming trendy cocktails |volume=35 |issue=7 |pages=1282–92 |doi=10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01464.x |pmc=3117195 |journal=Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research}}</ref> Sometimes this is configured as a [[bomb shot]], such as the [[Jägerbomb]] or the ''F-Bomb'' {{mdash}} [[Fireball Cinnamon Whisky]] and [[Red Bull]].<ref name="Hoare">{{cite web |url=http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/2014/01/09/fireball-drink-recipes/ |title=5 Awesome Drinks You Can Make With Fireball Cinnamon Whisky |date=January 9, 2014 |first1=Peter |last1=Hoare |work=Food & drinks |publisher=[[MTV]] |accessdate=June 17, 2014}}</ref>


[[File:Power Horse Energy Drink336.jpg|thumb|A health warning on a can of the Austrian Power Horse energy drink|alt=A health warning on a can of the Austrian Power Horse energy drink: "Consumption of more than two cans in a day may be harmful to your health. Not to be used for pregnant women, breast feeders, children under the age of 16, people with heart disease, [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]], diabetes, allergy to caffeine, and athletes during exercise."]]
Caffeinated alcoholic drinks are also sold in some countries in a wide variety of formulations. The American products [[Four Loko]] and [[Joose]] originally combined caffeine and alcohol before caffeinated alcoholic beverages were banned in the U.S. in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/ucm190448.htm|title=List of Manufacturers of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages|author=FDA|date=November 3, 2010|work= |publisher=U.S. Food and Drug Administration|accessdate=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A Mix Attractive to Students and Partygoers|first=Katie|last=Zezima|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 26, 2010|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/us/27drinkbox.html|accessdate=November 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Caffeine and Alcohol: Wham! Bam! Boozled.|first=Frank|last=Bruni|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 30, 2010|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/weekinreview/31bruni.html|accessdate=November 11, 2010}}</ref>


===Relaxation drinks===
Several beverages have been marketed in the 2000s as "anti-energy", "chill out", or "[[relaxation drink|relaxation]]" drinks, including [[Lava Cola]], [[Slow Cow]], [[Drank (soda)|Drank]], Marley's Mellow Mood, [[Mary Jane's Relaxing Soda]], Chill, Calm, Malava Kava, V.i.B., [[Take 5 (drink)|Take 5]], Relax by Rockstar and Jones Gaba.<ref>{{cite web|author=Morning Edition |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122043011 |title=What To Drink When You Want Less Energy |publisher=NPR |date=2009-12-30 |accessdate=2010-03-22}}</ref><ref>Eric Wahlgren, [http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/anti-energy-drinks/19182909/ Adios, Red Bull? Anti-energy drinks seek to soothe frazzled Americans], ''DailyFinance'', October 7, 2009</ref> They are growing in popularity, with sales doubling from 2008 to 2010, and expected to more than double again by 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=Eunju Lie |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/19/us-beverages-relax-idUSTRE76I6ZH20110719 |title=Relaxation drinks see energetic growth in U.S. |publisher=Reuters |date=2011-07-19 |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref> They contain ingredients such as [[theanine]] and [[melatonin]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Jennifer Nelson, M.S. |author2= Katherine Zeratsky |url=http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/relaxation-drinks/MY01227 |title=Relaxation drinks: Does calm come in a can? |publisher=Mayo Clinic |date=2010-03-06 |accessdate=2011-07-20}}</ref>

== Effects ==
[[File:Power Horse Energy Drink336.jpg|thumb|A health warning on a can of the Austrian Power Horse energy drink: "Consumption of more than two cans in a day may be harmful to your health. Not to be used for pregnant women, breast feeders, children under the age of 16, people with heart disease, [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]], diabetes, allergy to caffeine, and athletes during exercise."]]
Energy drinks have the effects caffeine and sugar provide, but there is little or no evidence that the wide variety of other ingredients have any effect.<ref name="pmid23206286" /> Most of the effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance, such as increased attention and reaction speed, are primarily due to the presence of caffeine.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Advertising for energy drinks usually features increased muscle strength and endurance, but there is little evidence to support this in the scientific literature.<ref name="pmid25293550" />
Energy drinks have the effects caffeine and sugar provide, but there is little or no evidence that the wide variety of other ingredients have any effect.<ref name="pmid23206286" /> Most of the effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance, such as increased attention and reaction speed, are primarily due to the presence of caffeine.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Advertising for energy drinks usually features increased muscle strength and endurance, but there is little evidence to support this in the scientific literature.<ref name="pmid25293550" />


According to the [[Mayo Clinic]], it is safe for the typical healthy adult to consume a total of 400&nbsp;mg of caffeine a day. This has been confirmed by a panel of the [[European Food Safety Authority]] (EFSA), which also concludes that a caffeine intake of up to 400&nbsp;mg per day does not raise safety concerns for adults. According to the EFSA this is equivalent to 4 cups of coffee (90&nbsp;mg each) or 2 1/2 standard cans (250 ml) of energy drink (160&nbsp;mg each/80&nbsp;mg per serving).<ref name=energy-drinks>{{cite web|first1=Buss|last1=Preszler|title=How much is too much?|url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678|website=mayoclinic.org|publisher=Mayo Clinic|access-date=5 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103162809/http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678|archive-date=3 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite journal |title=Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine |journal=EFSA Journal |date=May 2015 |volume=13 |issue=5 |doi=10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4102|doi-access=free }}</ref> Adverse effects associated with caffeine consumption in amounts greater than 400&nbsp;mg include nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, increased urination, abnormal heart rhythms ([[Heart arrhythmia|arrhythmia]]), and [[dyspepsia]]. In the United States, caffeine dosage is not required to be displayed on product labels for food. However, companies often place the caffeine content of their drinks on the label regardless, and some advocates are urging the [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) to change this practice.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94973371 |title=Warning: Energy Drinks Contain Caffeine |date=24 September 2008 |last=Aubrey |first=Allison |type=Radio broadcast |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |series=Morning Edition |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085824/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94973371 |archive-date=7 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Meier |first=Barry |date=19 March 2013 |title=Doctors Urge F.D.A. to Restrict Caffeine in Energy Drinks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/doctors-urge-fda-to-restrict-caffeine-in-energy-drinks.html |access-date=16 June 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
A caffeine intake of 400&nbsp;mg per day is considered as safe from the [[European Food Safety Authority|European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)]].<ref name=":0" /> Adverse effects associated with caffeine consumption in amounts greater than 400&nbsp;mg include nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, increased urination, abnormal heart rhythms ([[arrhythmia]]), and [[dyspepsia]]. Consumption also has been known to cause [[pupil dilation]] when taken with certain antidepressants or [[SSRI]]s.<ref name="Nawrot">{{cite journal |doi = 10.1192/apt.11.6.432|name-list-format = vanc|title = Neuropsychiatric effects of caffeine|year = 2005|last1 = Winston|first1 = AP|journal = Advances in Psychiatric Treatment|volume = 11|issue = 6|pages = 432–439}}</ref>{{medical citation needed|date=August 2015}} Caffeine dosage is not required to be on the product label for food in the United States, unlike drugs, but some advocates are urging the FDA to change this practice.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94973371 Warning: Energy Drinks Contain Caffeine] by Allison Aubrey. Morning Edition, National Public Radio, 24 September 2008.</ref>


=== Health problems ===
Combined use of caffeine and alcohol may increase the rate of alcohol-related injury.<ref name="pmid18809264">{{cite journal|vauthors=Reissig CJ, Strain EC, Griffiths RR | title=Caffeinated energy drinks—a growing problem | journal=Drug Alcohol Depend | year= 2009 | volume= 99 | issue= 1–3 | pages= 1–10 | pmid=18809264 | doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.001 | pmc=2735818 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18809264 }}</ref> Energy drinks can mask the influence of alcohol, and a person may misinterpret their actual level of intoxication.<ref name="AFP2011">{{Cite web| title = Combining energy drinks and alcohol|vauthors=Pennay A, Lubman DI, Miller P | date = 2011| accessdate = 2015-08-12| url = http://www.racgp.org.au/download/documents/AFP/2011/March/201103pennay.pdf}}</ref> Since caffeine and alcohol are both [[diuretic]]s, combined use increases the risk of dehydration, and the mixture of a [[stimulant]] (caffeine) and [[depressant]] (alcohol) sends contradictory messages to the nervous system and can lead to increased heart rate and [[palpitations]].<ref name="AFP2011"/> Although people decide to drink energy drinks with alcohol with the intent of counteracting alcohol intoxication, another large majority do so to hide the taste of alcohol.<ref name="PMID 18439201">{{cite journal |pmid=18439201 |name-list-format=vanc|year=2008 |last1=O'Brien |first1=MC |last2=McCoy |first2=TP |last3=Rhodes |first3=SD |last4=Wagoner |first4=A |last5=Wolfson |first5=M |title=Caffeinated cocktails: Energy drink consumption, high-risk drinking, and alcohol-related consequences among college students |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=453–60 |doi=10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00085.x |journal=Academic Emergency Medicine}}</ref> However, in the 2015, the [[European Food Safety Authority|EFSA]] concluded, that “Consumption of other constituents of energy drinks at concentrations commonly present in such beverages would not affect the safety of single doses of caffeine up to 200 mg.” Also the consumption of alcohol, leading to a blood alcohol content of about 0.08%, would, according to the EFSA, not affect the safety of single doses of caffeine up to 200&nbsp;mg. Up to these levels of intake, caffeine is unlikely to mask the subjective perception of alcohol intoxication.<ref name=":0"/>
Excessive consumption of energy drinks can have serious health effects resulting from high caffeine and sugar intakes, particularly in children, teens, and young adults.<ref name="fph">{{cite journal | last1=Al-Shaar | first1=Laila | last2=Vercammen | first2=Kelsey | last3=Lu | first3=Chang | last4=Richardson | first4=Scott | last5=Tamez | first5=Martha | last6=Mattei | first6=Josiemer | title=Health Effects and Public Health Concerns of Energy Drink Consumption in the United States: A Mini-Review | journal=Frontiers in Public Health| volume=5 | date=31 August 2017 | page=225 | issn=2296-2565 | doi=10.3389/fpubh.2017.00225 | pmid=28913331 | pmc=5583516 | doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=What About Energy Drinks for Kids? |url=https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=what-about-energy-drinks-for-kids-1-3033 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416160241/https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=what-about-energy-drinks-for-kids-1-3033 |archive-date=16 April 2015 |access-date=12 September 2019 |publisher=Stanford Children's Health, Stanford University}}</ref> Excessive energy drink consumption may disrupt teens' sleep patterns and may be associated with increased risk-taking behavior.<ref name=fph/> Excessive or repeated consumption of energy drinks can lead to cardiac problems, such as arrhythmias and [[Myocardial infarction|heart attacks]], and psychiatric conditions such as [[anxiety]] and [[phobia]]s.<ref name="pmid25818530">{{cite journal|vauthors=Sanchis-Gomar F, Pareja-Galeano H, Cervellin G, Lippi G, Earnest CP | title=Energy drink overconsumption in adolescents: implications for arrhythmias and other cardiovascular events. | journal=Can J Cardiol | year= 2015 | volume= 31 | issue= 5 | pages= 572–5 | pmid=25818530 | doi=10.1016/j.cjca.2014.12.019 | hdl=11268/3906 | hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref name="pmid25622514">{{cite journal|vauthors=Petit A, Karila L, Lejoyeux M | title=[Abuse of energy drinks: does it pose a risk?]. | journal=Presse Med | year= 2015 | volume= 44 | issue= 3 | pages= 261–70 | pmid=25622514 | doi=10.1016/j.lpm.2014.07.029 }}</ref><ref name=fph/> The consumption of caffeinated energy drinks has been associated with adverse effects on cardiovascular health, including increased heart rate and blood pressure, which can pose risks for individuals with underlying heart conditions.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Reissig |first1=Chad J. |last2=Strain |first2=Eric C. |last3=Griffiths |first3=Roland R. |date=January 2009 |title=Caffeinated energy drinks—A growing problem |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.001 |journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence |volume=99 |issue=1–3 |pages=1–10 |doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.001 |issn=0376-8716 |pmc=2735818 |pmid=18809264}}</ref> In Europe, energy drinks containing sugar and caffeine have been associated with the deaths of athletes.<ref name="pmid18595815">{{cite journal|vauthors=Clauson KA, Shields KM, McQueen CE, Persad N | title=Safety issues associated with commercially available energy drinks. | journal=J Am Pharm Assoc | year= 2008 | volume= 48 | issue= 3 | pages= e55–63; quiz e64–7 | pmid=18595815 | doi=10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07055 }}</ref> Reviews have noted that caffeine content was not the only factor, and that the cocktail of other ingredients in energy drinks made them more dangerous than drinks whose only stimulant was caffeine; the studies noted that more research and government regulation were needed.<ref name=fph/><ref>{{cite journal |author=Emily A. Fletcher |author2=Carolyn S. Lacey |author3=Melenie Aaron |author4=Mark Kolasa |author5=Andrew Occiano |author6=Sachin A. Shah |title=Randomized Controlled Trial of High-Volume Energy Drink Versus Caffeine Consumption on ECG and Hemodynamic Parameters |journal=Journal of the American Heart Association |volume=6 |issue=5 |pages=e004448 |doi=10.1161/JAHA.116.004448 |pmid=28446495 |pmc=5524057 |date=May 2017 }}</ref>


The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] recommends that children not consume caffeinated energy drinks.<ref name="aap">{{cite web |title=Kids Should Not Consume Energy Drinks, and Rarely Need Sports Drinks, Says AAP |url=https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/Kids-Should-Not-Consume-Energy-Drinks,-and-Rarely-Need-Sports-Drinks,-Says-AAP.aspx |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics |access-date=2 August 2019 |date=30 May 2011}}</ref>
Excessive or repeated consumption of energy drinks can lead to cardiac problems, such as [[arrhythmia]]s and [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]]s, and psychiatric conditions such as [[anxiety]] and [[phobia]]s.<ref name="pmid25818530">{{cite journal|vauthors=Sanchis-Gomar F, Pareja-Galeano H, Cervellin G, Lippi G, Earnest CP | title=Energy drink overconsumption in adolescents: implications for arrhythmias and other cardiovascular events. | journal=Can J Cardiol | year= 2015 | volume= 31 | issue= 5 | pages= 572–5 | pmid=25818530 | doi=10.1016/j.cjca.2014.12.019 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25818530}}</ref><ref name="pmid25622514">{{cite journal|vauthors=Petit A, Karila L, Lejoyeux M | title=[Abuse of energy drinks: does it pose a risk?]. | journal=Presse Med | year= 2015 | volume= 44 | issue= 3 | pages= 261–70 | pmid=25622514 | doi=10.1016/j.lpm.2014.07.029 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25622514}}</ref> In Europe, energy drinks containing taurine and caffeine have been associated with the deaths of athletes.<ref name="pmid18595815">{{cite journal|vauthors=Clauson KA, Shields KM, McQueen CE, Persad N | title=Safety issues associated with commercially available energy drinks. | journal=J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) | year= 2008 | volume= 48 | issue= 3 | pages= e55–63; quiz e64–7 | pmid=18595815 | doi=10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07055 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18595815 }}</ref>


==History==
Research suggests that emergency room visits are on the increase. In 2005, there were 1,494 emergency room visits related to energy drink consumption in the United States; whereas, in 2011, energy drinks were linked to 20,783 emergency room visits.<ref name="archive.samhsa.gov">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.samhsa.gov/data/2k13/DAWN126/sr126-energy-drinks-use.htm|title=The DAWN Report: Update on Emergency Department Visits Involving Energy Drinks: A Continuing Public Health Concern|website=archive.samhsa.gov|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref> During this period of increase, males consumers consistently had a higher likelihood of visiting the emergency room over their female counterparts.<ref name="archive.samhsa.gov" /> Research trends also show that emergency room visits are caused mainly by adverse reactions to the drinks. In 2011, there were 14,042 energy drink-related hospital visits.<ref name="archive.samhsa.gov" /> Misuse and abuse of these caffeinated beverages also cause a significant amount of emergency room visits. By 2011, there were 6,090 visits to the ER due to misuse/abuse of the drinks.<ref name="archive.samhsa.gov" /> In many cases 42% of patients had mixed energy drinks with another stimulant, and in the other 58% of cases the energy drink was the only thing that had been consumed.<ref name="arch_">{{Cite web| title = Update on Emergency Department Visits Involving Energy Drinks: A Continuing Public Health Concern| author = United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration| date = 2013-01-10| accessdate = 2015-08-12| url = http://archive.samhsa.gov/data/2k13/DAWN126/sr126-energy-drinks-use.pdf}}</ref> Several studies suggest that energy drinks may be a [[gateway drug]].<ref name="pmid18809264" />
[[File:VitaNova Pullo.jpg|thumb|200px|Vita Nova is the first Finnish energy drink brand that has been produced since the 1970s]]
{{Original research|date=September 2023|reason=No clear distinction between how the term "energy drink" has been used vs today's idea of what it means.}}
[[Dr. Enuf]], an "energy building"<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 June 1951 |title=New-Type Drink, Dr. Enuf; Fleming To Manage Business |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-dr-enuf/149819966/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=Johnson City Press |pages=3}}</ref> soft drink containing caffeine and B vitamins, was created in the United States in 1949.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorvett |first=Zaria |date=9 June 2023 |title=Why is there taurine in energy drinks? |url=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230609-why-is-there-taurine-in-energy-drinks |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> ''The New York Times'' states that "the energy drink, as we know it", however, was born in post World War II Japan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Engber |first=Daniel |date=2013-12-06 |title=Who Made That Energy Drink? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/magazine/who-made-that-energy-drink.html |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1962, [[Taisho Pharmaceutical]] produced [[Lipovitan]] D, a herbal “energizing tonic” that was sold in minibar-sized bottles. The tonic was originally marketed towards truck drivers and factory workers who needed to stay awake for long shifts. However, in Japan, most of the products of this kind bear little resemblance to soft drinks, and are sold instead in small brown glass medicine bottles, or cans styled to resemble such containers. These {{Lang|ja-latn|eiyō dorinku}} (literally, {{Gloss|nutritional drinks}}) are marketed primarily to ''[[salarymen]]''. [[Bacchus-F]], a South Korean drink closely modeled after Lipovitan, also appeared in the early 1960s and targets a similar demographic.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}


In Europe, [[Dietrich Mateschitz]], an Austrian entrepreneur, introduced the [[Red Bull]] product, a worldwide bestseller in the 21st century. Mateschitz developed Red Bull based on the Thai drink [[Krating Daeng]], itself based on Lipovitan. Red Bull became the dominant brand in the US after its introduction in 1997, with a market share of approximately 47% in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2005/0328/028_print.html|title=Soda With Buzz|publisher=Forbes, Kerry A. Dolan|access-date=28 March 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102225404/http://www.forbes.com/global/2005/0328/028_print.html|archive-date=2 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Chemistry==
[[File:Monster Energy drink supplement facts.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Nutrition facts label]] for an energy drink.]]
Energy drinks generally contain [[methylxanthine]]s (including [[caffeine]]), [[B vitamins]], [[carbonated water]], and [[high-fructose corn syrup]] (for non-diet versions). Other commonly used ingredients are [[guarana]], [[yerba mate]], [[açaí]], and [[taurine]], plus various forms of [[ginseng]], [[maltodextrin]], [[inositol]], [[carnitine]], [[creatine]], [[glucuronolactone]], [[sucralose]] and [[ginkgo biloba]].<ref name="Meier 2013"/>


In New Zealand and Australia, the leading energy drink product in those markets, [[V (drink)|V]], was introduced by [[Frucor|Frucor Beverages]]. The product now represents over 60% of market in New Zealand and Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frucor.co.nz/index.php/our_brands/v/ |title=Our brands – V |publisher=Frucor |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612062322/http://www.frucor.co.nz/index.php/our_brands/v/ |archive-date=12 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Some energy drink manufacturers do not report how much caffeine their products contain.<ref name="Consumer Reports 2012">{{cite web |url= http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/12/the-buzz-on-energy-drink-caffeine/index.htm |title=Energy Drinks – Caffeine Levels |author=Consumer Reports |authorlink=Consumer Reports |work=consumerreports.org |date=December 2012 |accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref> One survey found that various energy drinks had 6–242&nbsp;milligrams (mg) of caffeine per serving.<ref name="Consumer Reports 2012"/> In comparison, an {{convert|8|USoz}} cup of coffee contains 100&nbsp;mg of caffeine and {{convert|12|USoz}} of Coca-Cola Classic contains 35&nbsp;mg of caffeine.<ref name="Consumer Reports 2012"/><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01561.x |title=Caffeine (1, 3, 7-trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters |year=2010 |last1=Heckman |first1=Melanie A. |last2=Weil |first2=Jorge |last3=De Mejia |first3=Elvira Gonzalez |journal=Journal of Food Science |volume=75 |issue=3 |pages=R77–87 |pmid=20492310}}</ref> [[Consumer Reports]] expected that the caffeine content of a beverage should be within 20% of what the label claims, but [[product testing]] on United States energy drinks found that the caffeine levels of some energy drinks vary beyond that range.<ref name="Consumer Reports 2012"/> A major producer of energy drinks in the United States explained that they do not report caffeine levels because "there is no legal or commercial business requirement to do so, and also because our products are completely safe, and the actual numbers are not meaningful to most consumers."<ref name="Consumer Reports 2012"/> Scientific groups and [[consumer organizations]] have requested more disclosure in ingredient lists.<ref name="Consumer Reports 2012"/>


In 2002, Hansen Natural Company introduced the energy drink [[Monster Energy]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 2002|title=What's Hot: Hansen Natural|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_23/b3936409.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625182204/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_23/b3936409.htm|archive-date=25 June 2012|access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> Hansen Natural Company changed their name to [[Monster Beverage|Monster Beverage Corporation]] after an agreement by shareholders to change the name after Monster Energy became the largest source of revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Stock Ticker Press release|url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HANS/1957154430x0x532109/ff719ad1-e705-4d72-8e2d-77a18209d622/HANS_News_2012_1_5_General_Releases.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926125626/http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HANS/1957154430x0x532109/ff719ad1-e705-4d72-8e2d-77a18209d622/HANS_News_2012_1_5_General_Releases.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2018|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> The company's previous beverages were taken ownership of by [[the Coca-Cola Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coke Takes Ownership of Monster's Non-Energy Business|url=http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/coke-takes-ownership-of-monsters-non-energy-business/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908050316/https://www.coca-colacompany.com/news/monsters-non-energy-business|archive-date=8 September 2021|access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
The sugar in non-diet energy drinks is [[food energy]] that can be utilized by the human body.<ref name="Meier 2013"/>


The [[energy shot]] product, an offshoot of the energy drink, was launched in the US with products such as [[5-hour Energy|5-Hour Energy]], which was first released onto the market in 2004. A consumer health analyst explained in a March 2014 media article: "Energy shots took off because of energy drinks. If you’re a white collar worker, you’re not necessarily willing to down a big Monster energy drink, but you may drink an energy shot."<ref name="Rob">{{cite news|title=The American energy drink craze in two highly caffeinated charts|url=http://qz.com/192038/the-american-energy-drink-craze-in-two-highly-caffeinated-charts/#/h/56821,2/|access-date=27 March 2014|newspaper=Quartz|date=26 March 2014|author=Roberto A. Ferdman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327001706/http://qz.com/192038/the-american-energy-drink-craze-in-two-highly-caffeinated-charts/#/h/56821,2/|archive-date=27 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Mystery Monk Making Billions With 5-Hour Energy|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/02/08/manoj-bhargava-the-mystery-monk-making-billions-with-5-hour-energy/?_ga=1.88810011.160138298.1395234623|work=Forbes|publisher=Forbes LLC|access-date=27 March 2014|author=O'Connor, Clare|date=8 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208224234/http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/02/08/manoj-bhargava-the-mystery-monk-making-billions-with-5-hour-energy/?_ga=1.88810011.160138298.1395234623|archive-date=8 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Frequency of use==
Globally, energy drinks are typically attractive to young people. Approximately 66 percent of consumers are between the ages of 13 and 35 years, with males being approximately 65 percent of the market.<ref name="mintel">Mintel Energy Drink Report 2006, 07.05.06</ref> A 2008 statewide Patient Poll conducted by the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Institute for Good Medicine found that: 20 percent of respondents aged between 21 and 30 had used energy drinks in high school or college to stay awake longer to study, or to write a paper; and 70 percent of respondents knew someone who had used an energy drink to stay awake longer to study or work.<ref>{{cite web|title=Energy Drinks "" Busting Your Health for the Buzz|url=http://newswise.com/articles/view/544512/|work=Newswise|publisher=Newswise, Inc|accessdate=27 March 2014|author=Pennsylvania Medical Society|date=19 September 2008}}</ref>


In 2007, energy drink powders and effervescent tablets were introduced, whereby either can be added to water to create an energy drink.<ref>{{cite web |title=Caffeine Experts at Johns Hopkins Call for Warning Labels for Energy Drinks - 09/24/2008 |url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/Caffeine_Experts_at_Johns_Hopkins_Call_for_Warning_Labels_for_Energy_Drinks |access-date=13 September 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914061158/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/Caffeine_Experts_at_Johns_Hopkins_Call_for_Warning_Labels_for_Energy_Drinks |archive-date=14 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
US research by Packaged Facts in 2012 showed that consumers aged between 18 and 34 years, men, Hispanics, Pacific region residents and adults with children in the household were the demographic groups that were using the highest amounts of energy drinks.<ref name="Facts" />


On 14 August 2012, the word ''energy drink'' was listed for the first time in the [[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary|Merriam-Webster's ''Collegiate Dictionary'']].<ref>{{cite news|last=Italie|first=Leanne|title=F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/13/f-bomb-makes-it-mainstream-dictionary/|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=15 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815100944/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/13/f-bomb-makes-it-mainstream-dictionary/|archive-date=15 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
==History==
Energy drinks were an active subset of the early soft drink industry; [[Pepsi]], for instance, was originally marketed as an energy booster. [[Coca-Cola]]'s name was derived from its two active ingredients, both known stimulants: [[coca leaves]] and [[kola nut]]s (a source of [[caffeine]]). Fresh coca leaves were replaced by [[Coca-Cola#Use of stimulants in formula|"spent" ones]] in 1904 because of concerns over the use of [[cocaine]] in food products; the federal lawsuit ''[[United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola]]'' pressured The Coca-Cola Company into reducing the amount of caffeine in its formula by 1916. These developments brought an end to the first wave of energy drinks.<ref name="ronald">{{citation |title= Government and public health in America| author= Ronald Hamowy |edition= illustrated |publisher= Edward Elgar Publishing |year= 2007| isbn= 978-1-84542-911-9 |pages= 140–141 |url= https://books.google.com/?id=TSn0SVM3GRcC&pg=PA250&dq=United+States+v.+Forty+Barrels+and+Twenty+Kegs+of+Coca-Cola,#v=onepage&q=143&f=false }}</ref>


==Variants==
In the UK, [[Lucozade|Lucozade Energy]] was originally introduced in 1929 as a hospital drink for "aiding the recovery;" in the early 1980s, it was promoted as an energy drink for "replenishing lost energy." One of the first post-''Forty Barrels'' energy drinks introduced in America was [[Dr. Enuf]]. Its origins date back to 1949, when a Chicago businessman named William Mark Swartz was urged by coworkers to formulate a soft drink fortified with vitamins as an alternative to sugar sodas full of [[empty calorie]]s. He developed an "energy booster" drink containing B vitamins, caffeine and cane sugar. After placing a notice in a trade magazine seeking a bottler, he formed a partnership with Charles Gordon of [[Tri-City Beverage]] to produce and distribute the soda.<ref name="Sauceman2009">{{cite book|author=Fred W. Sauceman|title=The Place Setting: Timeless Tastes of the Mountain South, from Bright Hope to Frog Level|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rZGlCQY9qpMC&pg=PA89|date=1 March 2009|publisher=Mercer University Press|isbn=978-0-88146-140-4|pages=89–}}</ref> Dr. Enuf is still being manufactured in [[Johnson City, Tennessee]] and sold sparsely throughout the nation.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
===By concentration===
====Energy shots====
{{main|Energy shot}}
Energy shots are a specialized kind of energy drink. Whereas most energy drinks are sold in cans or bottles, energy shots are usually sold in smaller 50ml bottles.<ref>{{cite news |author=Miller, Kevin |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2017/02/01/lawmakers-consider-bill-to-add-15-cent-deposit-for-miniature-alcohol-bottles/ |title=As more 'nips' bottles litter Maine landscape, group calls for 15-cent deposit |newspaper=Portland Press Herald |date=1 February 2017 |access-date=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023080206/https://www.pressherald.com/2017/02/01/lawmakers-consider-bill-to-add-15-cent-deposit-for-miniature-alcohol-bottles/ |archive-date=23 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Energy shots can contain the same total amount of caffeine, [[vitamin]]s or other functional ingredients as their larger versions, and may be considered concentrated forms of energy drinks. The marketing of energy shots generally focuses on their convenience and availability as a low-calorie "instant" energy drink that can be taken in one swallow (or "shot"), as opposed to energy drinks that encourage users to drink an entire can, which may contain 250 calories or more.<ref>{{cite web |author=Klineman, Jeffrey |url=http://www.bevnet.com/news/2008/4-30-2008-energy_shots.asp |title="Little competition: energy shots aim for big" profits |publisher=Bevnet.com |date=30 April 2008 |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114094513/http://www.bevnet.com/news/2008/4-30-2008-energy_shots.asp |archive-date=14 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> A common energy shot is [[5-hour Energy]] which contains [[B vitamins]] and caffeine, with caffeine content in an amount similar to that in a cup of coffee.<ref>{{cite web |title=What's In A 5-hour ENERGY Shot? |url=https://drinkywinks.com/5-hour-energy/ |publisher=5-hour ENERGY |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>


===By ingredient===
In Japan, the energy drink dates at least as far back as the early 1960s, with the launch of the [[Lipovitan]] brand. However, in Japan, most of the products of this kind bear little resemblance to soft drinks, and are sold instead in small brown glass medicine bottles, or cans styled to resemble such containers. These "eiyō dorinku" (literally, "nutritional drinks") are marketed primarily to ''[[salarymen]]''. [[Bacchus-F]], a South Korean drink closely modeled after Lipovitan, also appeared in the early 1960s and targets a similar demographic.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}


==== Caffeinated alcoholic drink ====
In 1985, [[Jolt Cola]] was introduced in the United States. Its marketing strategy centered on the drink's caffeine content, billing it as a means to promote wakefulness. The drink's initial slogan read: "All the sugar and twice the caffeine."<ref>[http://www.joltenergy.com/about.html]</ref>
{{main|Caffeinated alcoholic drink}}
Energy drinks such as Red Bull are often used as mixers with [[alcoholic drink]]s, producing mixed drinks such as Vodka Red Bull which are similar to but stronger than [[rum and coke]] with respect to the amount of caffeine that they contain.<ref name="Alcoholism 2011">{{cite journal |pmid=21676002 |name-list-style=vanc|year=2011 |last1=Marczinski |first1=CA |last2=Fillmore |first2=MT |last3=Bardgett |first3=ME |last4=Howard |first4=MA |title=Effects of energy drinks mixed with alcohol on behavioral control: Risks for college students consuming trendy cocktails |volume=35 |issue=7 |pages=1282–92 |doi=10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01464.x |pmc=3117195 |journal=Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research}}</ref> Sometimes this is configured as a [[bomb shot]], such as the [[Jägerbomb]] or the ''F-Bomb''—[[Fireball Cinnamon Whisky]] and Red Bull.<ref name="Hoare">{{cite web |url=http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/2014/01/09/fireball-drink-recipes/ |title=5 Awesome Drinks You Can Make With Fireball Cinnamon Whisky |date=9 January 2014 |first1=Peter |last1=Hoare |work=Food & drinks |publisher=MTV |access-date=17 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164609/http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/2014/01/09/fireball-drink-recipes/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Caffeinated alcoholic drinks are also sold in some countries in a wide variety of formulations. The American products [[Four Loko]] and [[Joose]] originally combined caffeine and alcohol before caffeinated alcoholic drinks were banned in the US in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/ucm190448.htm|title=List of Manufacturers of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages|author=FDA|date=3 November 2010|publisher=U.S. Food and Drug Administration|access-date=11 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028225605/https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/ucm190448.htm|archive-date=28 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A Mix Attractive to Students and Partygoers|first=Katie|last=Zezima|newspaper=The New York Times|date=26 October 2010|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/us/27drinkbox.html|access-date=11 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027050231/http://www.nytimes.com//2010//10//27//us//27drinkbox.html|archive-date=27 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Caffeine and Alcohol: Wham! Bam! Boozled.|first=Frank|last=Bruni|newspaper=The New York Times|date=30 October 2010|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/weekinreview/31bruni.html|access-date=11 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111073139/http://www.nytimes.com//2010//10//31//weekinreview//31bruni.html|archive-date=11 November 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1995, [[PepsiCo]] launched [[Josta]], the first energy drink introduced by a major US beverage company (one that had interests outside energy drinks), but Pepsi discontinued the product in 1999.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} Pepsi would later return to the energy drink market with the [[AMP Energy|AMP]] brand.


==Chemistry==
In Europe, energy drinks were pioneered by the Lisa company and a product named "Power Horse", before [[Dietrich Mateschitz]], an Austrian entrepreneur, introduced the [[Red Bull]] product, a worldwide bestseller in the 21st century. Mateschitz developed Red Bull based on the Thai drink [[Krating Daeng]], itself based on Lipovitan. Red Bull became the dominant brand in the US after its introduction in 1997, with a market share of approximately 47% in 2005.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/global/2005/0328/028_print.html Soda With Buzz], ''Forbes'', Kerry A. Dolan, 03.28.05</ref>
[[File:Monster Energy drink supplement facts.jpg|thumb|right|A [[nutrition facts label]] for an energy drink]]
Energy drinks generally contain [[methylxanthine]]s (including caffeine), B vitamins, [[carbonated water]], and [[high-fructose corn syrup]] or sugar (for non-diet versions). Other common ingredients are [[guarana]], [[yerba mate]], [[açaí]], and [[taurine]], plus various forms of [[ginseng]], [[maltodextrin]], [[inositol]], [[carnitine]], [[creatine]], [[glucuronolactone]], [[sucralose]] or [[ginkgo biloba]].<ref name="Meier 2013"/>


In the United States, the caffeine content of energy drinks is in the range of 40 to 250&nbsp;mg per 8 [[fluid ounce]] (237 ml) serving.<ref name="fda">{{cite web |title=Spilling the beans: How much caffeine is too much? |url=https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much?source=govdelivery |publisher=US Food and Drug Administration |access-date=2 August 2019 |date=12 December 2018}}</ref> The FDA recommends that 400&nbsp;mg per day is safe for adults, while 1200&nbsp;mg per day can be [[toxicity|toxic]].<ref name=fda/>
In [[New Zealand]] and Australia, the leading energy drink product in those markets, [[V (drink)|V]], was introduced by [[Frucor|Frucor Beverages]]. The product now represents over 60% of market in New Zealand and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frucor.co.nz/index.php/our_brands/v/ |title=Our brands – V |publisher=Frucor |accessdate=2013-05-24}}</ref>


==Demographics==
UK supermarkets have launched their own brands of energy drinks, sold at lower prices than the major soft drink manufacturers, that are mostly produced by Canadian beverage maker [[Cott]]. [[Tesco]] supermarkets sell "Kx" (formerly known as "Kick"), [[Sainsbury's]] sell "Blue Bolt" and [[Asda]] sell "Blue Charge"—all three drinks are sold in 250-milliliter cans and 1-liter bottles—while Morrison's sell "Source" in 250-milliliter cans. Cott sells a variety of other branded energy drinks to independent retailers in various containers.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
Globally, energy drinks are typically attractive to youths and young adults.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Visram | first1=Shelina | last2=Crossley | first2=Stephen J. | last3=Cheetham | first3=Mandy | last4=Lake | first4=Amelia |author-link4=Amelia Lake (academic) | title=Children and young people's perceptions of energy drinks: A qualitative study | journal=PLOS ONE | volume=12 | issue=11 | pages=e0188668 | date=31 May 2016 | pmid=29190753 | pmc=5708842 | doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0188668 | doi-access=free }}</ref>


==Sales and trends==
Since 2002, there has been a growing trend for packaging energy drinks in bigger cans.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} In many countries, including the US and Canada, there is a limitation on the maximum caffeine per serving in energy drinks, so manufacturers include a greater amount of caffeine by including multiple servings per container. Popular brands such as Red Bull, [[Hype Energy|Hype Energy Drinks]] and [[Monster Energy|Monster]] have increased the amount of ounces per can.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
[[File:Red Bull Energy Drink GMC Truck.jpg|thumb|right|A Red Bull distribution truck]]
In 2017, global energy drink sales were about 44 billion [[euro]]s.<ref name="nut">{{cite journal |title=Energy Drink Sales Still on the Rise, Despite Slowdown in Innovation |url=http://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/sports-energy/energy-drink-sales-still-rise-despite-slowdown-innovation |journal=Nutritional Outlook |series=May 2018 Issue |access-date=1 August 2019 |date=28 June 2018|volume=21 |issue=4 |last1=Insights |first1=Innova Market }}</ref> In 2017, manufacturers were modifying the composition of energy drinks for reduced or no sugar content and lower calories, caffeine content, "clean" labels to reflect the use of organic ingredients, exotic flavors, and ingredients that may affect [[mood (psychology)|mood]].<ref name=nut/>


=== Market share ===
The [[energy shot]] product, an offshoot of the energy drink, was launched in the US with products such as "5-Hour Energy," which was first released onto the market in 2004. A consumer health analyst explained in a March 2014 media article: "Energy shots took off because of energy drinks. If you’re a white collar worker, you’re not necessarily willing to down a big Monster energy drink, but you may drink an energy shot."<ref name="Rob" /><ref>{{cite web|title=The Mystery Monk Making Billions With 5-Hour Energy|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/02/08/manoj-bhargava-the-mystery-monk-making-billions-with-5-hour-energy/?_ga=1.88810011.160138298.1395234623|work=Forbes|publisher=Forbes LLC|accessdate=27 March 2014|author=Clare O'Connor|date=8 February 2012}}</ref>
In 2020, [[Red Bull]] had the largest global [[market share]] among energy drinks, at 43%, followed by [[Monster Energy]] at 39%, [[Rockstar Energy]] at 10%, and [[Amp Energy|Amp]] and [[NOS Energy|NOS]], at 3% each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Energy Drink Market Share {{!}} T4 |url=https://www.t4.ai/industries/energy-drink-market-share |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.t4.ai}}</ref>


==Regulations==
In 2007, energy drink powders and effervescent tablets were introduced, whereby either can be added to water to create an energy drink.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
{{see also|Caffeine#Regulations}}
Some countries have certain restrictions on the sale and manufacture of energy drinks. A ban was challenged in the [[European Court of Justice]] in 2004 and consequently lifted.<ref name="MedNewsToday">{{cite web |url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/5753.php |title=French ban on Red Bull (drink) upheld by European Court |date=8 February 2004 |publisher=Medicalnewstoday.com |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505152915/http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/5753.php |archive-date=5 May 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Australia and New Zealand===
Energy drinks are also popular as [[drink mixer]]s—Red Bull and vodka is a popular combination. In the US, a product called "Four Loko" formerly mixed beer with caffeine, while Kahlua is a coffee-flavored alcoholic beverage.<ref name="Rob" />
[[File:Prime 18+.jpg|thumb|[[Prime (drink)|Prime energy drinks]] being sold a store in [[Sydney]]. A sign posted informs that the store restricts the sale of the drink to only those over the age of 18 (the [[age of majority]] in Australia) and limits customers and groups to a maximum of six cans each.]]


In Australia and New Zealand, energy drinks are regulated under the [[Food Standards Australia New Zealand|Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code]]; limiting the caffeine content of 'formulated caffeinated beverages' (energy drinks) at 320&nbsp;mg/L (9.46&nbsp;mg/oz) and soft-drinks at 145&nbsp;mg/L (4.29&nbsp;mg/oz). Mandatory caffeine labeling is issued for all food products containing guarana in the country,<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code&nbsp;– Standard 2.6.4&nbsp;– Formulated Caffeinated Beverages&nbsp;– F2009C00814|url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2009C00814|work=comlaw.gov.au|publisher=Department of Health and Ageing (Australia)|access-date=3 November 2012|date=13 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213105450/http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2009C00814|archive-date=13 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and Australian energy drink labels warn consumers to drink no more than two cans per day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2012/05/09/3471672.htm | title=Energy drinks pack more punch than you might expect | work=ABC | date=9 May 2012 | access-date=3 September 2014 | author=Pogson, Jenny | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901171425/http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2012/05/09/3471672.htm | archive-date=1 September 2014 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
On August 14, 2012, the word "energy drink" was listed for the first time in the [[Merriam-Webster]]'s Collegiate Dictionary.<ref>{{cite web|last=Italie|first=Leanne|title=F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/13/f-bomb-makes-it-mainstream-dictionary/|publisher=The Washington Times|accessdate=15 August 2012}}</ref>
Bridgetown in Western Australia became the first place in Australia to ban the sale of energy drinks to persons under 18 years for four months as of February 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101899830 | title=WA town bans sale of energy drinks to under 18s to combat declining mental health - ABC News }}</ref>


==Sales==
===Canada===
Canada limits the amount of caffeine per serving to 180&nbsp;mg. Energy drinks are also subject to certain labelling requirements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Caffeinated energy drinks |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/supplemented-foods/caffeinated-energy-drinks.html |website=Government of Canada |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> Some imported energy drinks have surpassed the legal limit and were recalled.<ref>{{cite web |last1=La Grassa |first1=Jennifer |title=Highly caffeinated version of Prime Energy drink ordered recalled by federal government |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/prime-energy-cafffeine-health-canada-1.6901902 |website=CBC News |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Casaletto |first1=Lucas |title=Health Canada recalls more caffeinated energy drinks |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/01/10/health-canada-caffeinated-energy-drinks-recall/ |website=CityNews Everywhere |date=11 January 2024 |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> The [[Canada Border Services Agency]] is supposed to stop such products from entering the country but does not often patrol energy drinks to verify that they meet regulations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=La Grassa |first1=Jennifer |title=Prime Energy drinks pulled from Canadian shelves — but how did they even get here? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/1.6904892 |website=CBC News |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
[[File:Promotional model with car advertising energy drink.jpg|thumb|right|a model advertises an energy drink]]
Market research firm Euromonitor calculated that the global energy drink market was worth US$3.8 billion in 1999 and this value grew to US$27.5 billion in 2013.<ref name="Rob">{{cite news|title=The American energy drink craze in two highly caffeinated charts|url=http://qz.com/192038/the-american-energy-drink-craze-in-two-highly-caffeinated-charts/#/h/56821,2/|accessdate=27 March 2014|newspaper=Quartz|date=26 March 2014|author=Roberto A. Ferdman}}</ref>


===Colombia===
In 2000, the US energy drink market was worth US$350 million and data from the Packaged Facts company shows that the industry grew by 60 percent between 2008 and 2012 in the US—by 2012 total US sales were over US$12.5 Billion.<ref name="Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.reportlinker.com/p01095494/Energy-Drinks-and-Shots-U-S-Market-Trends.html |title=Energy Drink Trends |publisher=ReportLinker |date=January 2013 |accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> Red Bull and Monster were the two best-selling brands in 2012, accounting for nearly 80% of US energy drink sales, and the energy shot market is worth over US$1 billion in 2014.<ref name="Rob" />
In 2009 under the [[Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)|Ministry of Social Protection]], Colombia prohibited the sale and commercialization of energy drinks to minors under the age of 14.<ref>[https://www.invima.gov.co/images/Resolucion%204150%20de%202009%20Bebidas%20energizantes.pdf RESOLUCION 4150 DE 2009 (octubre 30). Diario Oficial No. 47.522 de 3 de noviembre de 20] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403212741/https://www.invima.gov.co/images/Resolucion%204150%20de%202009%20Bebidas%20energizantes.pdf |date=3 April 2016 }}. invima.gov.co</ref>


===Regulation===
=== Denmark ===
In 1997, Denmark banned the sale of Red Bull. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration criticized the [[functional beverage]]s' added ingredients such as B vitamins, inositol, glucuronolactone, and taurine. It argued that nutritional supplements should be added to foods only when necessary for public health, such as in the case of [[iodised salt]]. High caffeine content was also stated as an issue –&nbsp;only amounts up to 150&nbsp;mg/L were allowed in beverages; in 2009 the limit was raised to 320&nbsp;mg/L and taurine and glucuronolactone were approved as ingredients, making energy drinks legal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-07-08 |title=Energidrik sat ind mod danske fødevarerregler |url=https://www.information.dk/1998/07/energidrik-sat-danske-foedevarerregler |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Dagbladet Information]] |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Søren |date=2009-11-17 |title=Omdiskuteret koffeindrik nu i Danmark |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/omdiskuteret-koffeindrik-nu-i-danmark |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |language=da-DK}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises against energy drink consumption for children; with only limited consumption of energy drinks ({{Convert|250|mL|U.S.oz|abbr=on}} per day, assuming no other caffeine intake) for children between 15 and 17 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Derfor er energidrikke ikke for børn |url=https://foedevarestyrelsen.dk/nyheder/faglige-nyheder/2024/feb/aok-derfor-er-energidrikke-ikke-for-boern |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Danish Veterinary and Food Administration |language=da}}</ref>
The energy drink [[Red Bull]] did not get market approval in France after the death of an 18-year-old [[Ireland|Irish]] athlete, Ross Cooney, who died within hours after playing a basketball game and consuming four cans of the product. This market approval was challenged in the [[European Court of Justice]] in 2004, and consequently lifted.<ref name="MedNewsToday">{{cite web|url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/5753.php |title=French ban on Red Bull (drink) upheld by European Court |publisher=Medicalnewstoday.com |accessdate=2009-05-07}}</ref> Norway did not allow Red Bull for a time, although this restriction has recently been relaxed. In May 2009 it became legal to sell in Norway. The Norwegian version has reduced B-vitamin B6.<ref>http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.6576631</ref> The United Kingdom investigated the drink, but only issued a warning against its consumption by children and pregnant women.<ref name="MedNewsToday" />


===Latvia===
In 2009, [[Colombia]], under the [[Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)|Ministry of Social Protection]], prohibited the sale and commercialization of energy drinks to minors under the age of 14 under resolution 4150 of 2009.<ref>https://www.invima.gov.co/images/Resolucion%204150%20de%202009%20Bebidas%20energizantes.pdf</ref>
In June 2016, Latvia banned the sale of energy drinks containing caffeine or stimulants like taurine and guarana to people under the age of 18.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-latvia-bans-sales-of-energy-drinks-to-under-18s-2016-6 Latvia bans sales of energy drinks to under-18s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001133/http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-latvia-bans-sales-of-energy-drinks-to-under-18s-2016-6 |date=15 March 2017 }}, ''Associated Press''. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017</ref>


===Lithuania===
In November 2012, President [[Ramzan Kadyrov]] of [[Chechnya]] ([[Russian Federation]]) ordered his government to develop a bill banning the sale of energy drinks, arguing that as a form of "intoxicating drug", such drinks were "unacceptable in a Muslim society". Kadyrov cited reports of one death and 530 hospital admissions in 2012 due to "poisoning" from the consumption of such drinks. A similar view was expressed by [[Gennady Onishchenko]], Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/kadyrov-vows-to-ban-energy-drinks/471749.html | title=Kadyrov Vows to Ban Energy Drinks | publisher=The Moscow Times | date=November 21, 2012 | accessdate=November 24, 2012}}</ref>
In November 2014, Lithuania became the first country in the EU to ban the selling of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 18. The Baltic state placed the ban in reaction to research showing how popular energy drinks were among minors. According to the [[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] reports roughly 10% of school-aged Lithuanians say they consume energy drinks at least once a week.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/lithuania-bans-energy-drinks-for-minors-2014-11|title=A Country In Europe Bans Energy Drinks For Minors|work=Business Insider|access-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911152442/https://www.businessinsider.com/lithuania-bans-energy-drinks-for-minors-2014-11|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Norway===
In 2009, a school in [[Hove]], England requested that local shops refrain from selling energy drinks to students. [[Headteacher]] Malvina Sanders added that "This was a preventative measure, as all research shows that consuming high-energy drinks can have a detrimental impact on the ability of young people to concentrate in class." The school negotiated for their local branch of the [[Tesco]] supermarket to display posters asking students not to purchase the products.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8295914.stm|title=Pupils facing energy drink 'ban'|publisher=BBC News|date=2009-10-07|accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref> Similar measures were taken by a school in [[Oxted]], England, which banned students from consuming drinks and sent letters to parents.
Norway did not allow Red Bull for a time due to the high caffeine and taurine content. Classified as a drug, only limited amounts were allowed to be imported for personal use. In May 2009, it became legal to sell in Norway as the ban was in conflict with the [[European Economic Area]]'s laws on free competition. The Norwegian version has reduced levels of [[vitamin B6]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berg |first=Lorentz |date=2009-04-23 |title=Red Bull blir tillatt i Norge |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/red-bull-blir-tillatt-i-norge-1.6576631 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420015233/https://www.nrk.no/norge/red-bull-blir-tillatt-i-norge-1.6576631 |archive-date=2014-04-20 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[NRK]] |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holmene |first=Guro |date=2009-12-03 |title=Hvor farlig er egentlig Red Bull? |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-2771943 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Nettavisen]] |language=no}}</ref> The [[Norwegian Food Safety Authority]] initially recommended an age limit on the sale of energy drinks in 2019. In 2024 the [[Norwegian Consumer Council]] called for an age limit after seeing energy drink sales increase dramatically since 2019. The Food Safety Authority, {{As of|2024|lc=y}}, now disagrees with an age limit as it states it is hard to ascertain if children, specifically, are drinking more energy drinks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brenden |first=Marcus |date=2024-01-11 |title=Vil ha aldersgrense på energidrikk |url=https://dinside.dagbladet.no/fritid/vil-ha-aldersgrense-pa-energidrikk/80802127 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=DinSide |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-12 |title=Aldersgrense på energidrikk: Forbrukerrådet i klinsj med Mattilsynet |url=https://www.dagensmedisin.no/barn-og-unge-kosthold/aldersgrense-pa-energidrikk-forbrukerradet-i-klinsj-med-mattilsynet/611293 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Dagens Medisin |language=nb-NO |agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]}}</ref> A majority of Norwegians support an age limit on energy drink purchases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Framnes |first=Andreas |date=2023-05-16 |title=Stabilt og høgt fleirtal for aldersgrense ved sal av energidrikk |url=https://www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/stabilt-og-hogt-fleirtal-for-aldersgrense-ved-sal-av-energidrikk/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=[[Norwegian Consumer Council]] |language=nn}}</ref>


===Poland===
Some countries have certain restrictions on the sale and manufacture of energy drinks. In Australia and New Zealand, energy drinks are regulated under the [[Food Standards Australia New Zealand|Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code]]; limiting the caffeine content of 'formulated caffeinated beverages' (energy drinks) at 320&nbsp;mg/L (9.46&nbsp;mg/oz) and soft-drinks at 145&nbsp;mg/L (4.29&nbsp;mg/oz). Mandatory caffeine labeling is issued for all food products containing guarana in the country,<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code&nbsp;– Standard 2.6.4&nbsp;– Formulated Caffeinated Beverages&nbsp;– F2009C00814|url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2009C00814|work=comlaw.gov.au|publisher=Department of Health and Ageing (Australia)|accessdate=3 November 2012|date=13 Aug 2009}}</ref> and Australian energy drink labels warn consumers to drink no more than two cans per day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2012/05/09/3471672.htm | title=Energy drinks pack more punch than you might expect | publisher=ABC | date=9 May 2012 | accessdate=3 September 2014 | author=Pogson, Jenny}}</ref>
Since 1 January 2024, the purchase of energy drinks has been prohibited for individuals under the age of 18.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland bans energy drinks for underaged - English Section - polskieradio.pl |url=https://polskieradio.pl/395/7789/artykul/3308615,poland-bans-energy-drinks-for-underaged |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=polskieradio.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref>


===Russia===
On June 7, 2012, the parliament of Latvia approved changes in the legislation of sale of consumable goods, to prohibit sale of energy drinks to persons under the age of 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://titania.saeima.lv/LIVS11/saeimalivs11.nsf/webSasaiste?OpenView&restricttocategory=248/Lp11 |title=Plenary agenda of the Latvian parliament, June 7, 2012}}</ref>
In November 2012, President [[Ramzan Kadyrov]] of [[Chechnya]] (Russian Federation) ordered his government to develop a bill banning the sale of energy drinks, arguing that as a form of "intoxicating drug", such drinks were "unacceptable in a Muslim society". Kadyrov cited reports of one death and 530 hospital admissions in 2012 due to "poisoning" from the consumption of such drinks. A similar view was expressed by [[Gennady Onishchenko]], Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/kadyrov-vows-to-ban-energy-drinks/471749.html | title=Kadyrov Vows to Ban Energy Drinks | newspaper=The Moscow Times | date=21 November 2012 | access-date=24 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212015423/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/kadyrov-vows-to-ban-energy-drinks/471749.html | archive-date=12 December 2013 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref>


===United Kingdom===
As of 2013 in the United States some energy drinks, including Monster Energy and Rockstar Energy, were reported to be rebranding their products as beverages rather than as [[dietary supplement]]s. As beverages they would be relieved of F.D.A. reporting requirements with respect to deaths and injuries and can be purchased with [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program|food stamps]], but must list [[ingredient]]s on the can.<ref name=NYT031913>{{cite news|title=In a New Aisle, Energy Drinks Sidestep Some Rules|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/in-a-new-aisle-energy-drinks-sidestep-rules.html|accessdate=March 20, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 19, 2013|author=Barry Meier}}</ref>
In 2001, the UK [[Committee on Toxicity]] investigated Red Bull, finding it safe but issuing a warning against its consumption by children and pregnant women.<ref name="MedNewsToday" />


In 2009, a school in [[Hove]], England, requested that local shops refrain from selling energy drinks to students. [[Headteacher]] Falklanda Sanders added that "This was a preventative measure, as all research shows that consuming high-energy drinks can have a detrimental impact on the ability of young people to concentrate in class." The school negotiated for their local branch of the [[Tesco]] supermarket to display posters asking students not to purchase the products.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8295914.stm|title=Pupils facing energy drink 'ban'|work=BBC News|date=7 October 2009|access-date=15 October 2009}}</ref> Similar measures were taken by a school in [[Oxted]], England, which banned students from consuming drinks and sent letters to parents.
In May 2014 [[Lithuania]] became the first state in the world to explicitly ban selling energy drinks to minors below 18 years of age, effective November. An energy drink is described as any beverage containing at least 150&nbsp;mg/L of caffeine.


While not yet age-restricted by legislation, all major UK supermarkets have agreed to voluntarily stop the sale of energy drinks to under-16s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ending the sale of energy drinks to children |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/ending-the-sale-of-energy-drinks-to-children |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=GOV.UK |date=30 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The UK government plans to end the sale of energy drinks to under-16s in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s – consultation document |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/advancing-our-health-prevention-in-the-2020s/advancing-our-health-prevention-in-the-2020s-consultation-document |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
===Ban on caffeinated alcoholic beverages===

{{main article|Ban on caffeinated alcoholic beverages}}
In January 2018, many United Kingdom supermarkets banned the sale of energy drinks containing more than 150&nbsp;mg of caffeine per liter to people under 16 years old;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/05/uk-supermarkets-ban-sales-energy-drinks-under-16s|title=UK supermarkets ban sales of energy drinks to under-16s|author=Smithers, Rebecca|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 March 2018|access-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305072245/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/05/uk-supermarkets-ban-sales-energy-drinks-under-16s|archive-date=5 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> this was followed by the UK government announcing that it planned to ban all sales of energy drinks to minors in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drink/uk-government-to-ban-the-sale-of-energy-drinks-to-minors/news-story/0bd8c51c0f8cf6e22ead8b164d35849b |title=UK Government to ban the sale of energy drinks to minors |last1=Deutrom |first1=Rhian |last2=Newton Dunn |first2=Tom| date=17 July 2019 |website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref> However, in 2022 such plans were reported to have been scrapped by [[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care|Health Secretary]] [[Sajid Javid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iea.org.uk/media/governments-u-turn-on-energy-drink-ban-is-welcome/ |title=Government's U-turn on energy drink ban is welcome |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=27 June 2022 |website=Institute of Economic Affairs |access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref>
Some places ban the sale of prepackaged caffeinated alcoholic beverages, which can be described as energy drinks containing alcohol. In response to these bans, the marketers can change the formula of their products.

===United States===
{{main|Ban on caffeinated alcoholic drinks in the United States}}

As of 2013 in the United States, some energy drinks, including Monster Energy and Rockstar Energy, were reported to be rebranding their products as drinks rather than as dietary supplements. As drinks they would be relieved of FDA reporting requirements with respect to deaths and injuries and can be purchased with [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program|food stamps]], but must list [[ingredient]]s on the can.<ref name=NYT031913>{{cite news|title=In a New Aisle, Energy Drinks Sidestep Some Rules|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/in-a-new-aisle-energy-drinks-sidestep-rules.html|access-date=20 March 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=19 March 2013|author=Barry Meier|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320024100/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/in-a-new-aisle-energy-drinks-sidestep-rules.html|archive-date=20 March 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some places ban the sale of prepackaged caffeinated alcoholic drinks, which can be described as energy drinks containing alcohol. In response to these bans, the marketers can change the formula of their products.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four Loko Changing Its Formula |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/FDA-Expected-to-Ban-Caffeinated-Alcoholic-Drinks--108665904.html |website=NBC Chicago |date=17 November 2010 |access-date=12 July 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712222515/https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/FDA-Expected-to-Ban-Caffeinated-Alcoholic-Drinks--108665904.html |archive-date=12 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Uzbekistan===
In January 2019, President [[Shavkat Mirziyoyev]] of Uzbekistan signed a law that imposes a number of restrictions on energy drinks. To protect the younger generation, a rule was introduced prohibiting the sale of energy drinks to persons under the age of 18. Advertising of energy drinks was prohibited on television and radio from 7:00 to 22:00. It was also completely banned in printed publications intended primarily for children and adolescents, in medical, sports and educational institutions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Продажу и рекламу "энергетиков" ограничили |url=https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2019/01/10/energy-drinks/ |website=Gazeta.uz |date=10 January 2019 |access-date=10 January 2019 |language=ru}}</ref>{{Clarify|reason=Was this only in the past? Has it changed?|date=June 2024}}

===India===
In India, the [[Food Safety and Standards Authority of India]] (FSSAI) regulates the manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and sale of energy drinks. As recommended by FSSAI, taurine is limited to 2000&nbsp;mg/day, D-glucuronic-Y-lactone is limited to 1200&nbsp;mg/day, Inositol is limited to 100&nbsp;mg/day, and pantothenic acid is limited to 10&nbsp;mg/day.<ref>{{cite web |title=F. No. P.15025/93/2011-PFA/FSSAI |url=http://old.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Gazette_Notification_Caffe_Beverages_blue_tint_13_12_2016.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2017 |date=2 December 2016 |publisher=[[FSSAI]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709033145/http://old.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Gazette_Notification_Caffe_Beverages_blue_tint_13_12_2016.pdf }}</ref>

=== Germany ===
There is no law regulating the sale of energy drinks in Germany, though several German [[consumer organizations]] and the [[Federal Institute for Risk Assessment]] are calling for a ban on the sale of [[Soft drink|soft drinks]] to minors with a caffeine content exceeding 150 milligrams per liter.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Trunk |first=Tamara |date=2024-02-06 |title=Verbot von Energy Drinks für Minderjährige gefordert – Grund ist eine besorgniserregende Studie |url=https://www.swr3.de/aktuell/service/energy-drinks-jugendliche-studie-verbot-100.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=SWR3 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wittig |first=Frank |date=2024-12-03 |title=Warum Energydrinks Kinder und Jugendliche gefährden |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/risiken-energydrinks-100.html |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=tagesschau.de |language=de}}</ref> In addition, retailers can decide for themselves to restrict the sale of energy drinks.<ref name=":2" />


==See also==
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* [[Elixir]]
* [[Elixir]]
* [[Soft drink]]
* [[Soft drink]]
* [[Caffeinated alcoholic drinks]]
* [[Caffeinated alcoholic drinks]]
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==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Bagchi | first=D. | title=Sustained Energy for Enhanced Human Functions and Activity | publisher=Elsevier Science | chapter=Chapter 26: Caffeine-Containing Energy Drinks/Shots: Safety, Efficacy and Controversy | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-12-809332-0 | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5epGDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA423 | access-date=23 October 2018 | pages=423–445}}


==External links==
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* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2009-07-01-Drinks_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip USA Today-Overuse of Energy drinks...]
* [http://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-who-drink-energy-drinks-higher-risk-drug-use-020714#1 Teens Who Consume Energy Drinks Are at Higher Risk for Drug Use]


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Energy drink
A variety of energy drinks in a German supermarket shelf
TypeFunctional beverage
Country of origin Japan
Introduced20th century
ColorVarious
FlavorVarious
IngredientsUsually caffeine, various others

An energy drink is a type of functional beverage containing stimulant compounds, usually caffeine, which is marketed as providing mental and physical stimulation (marketed as "energy", but distinct from food energy). They may or may not be carbonated and may also contain sugar, other sweeteners, or herbal extracts, among numerous other possible ingredients.

They are a subset of the larger group of energy products, which includes bars and gels, and distinct from sports drinks, which are advertised to enhance sports performance. There are many brands and varieties in this drink category.[1][2]

Energy drinks have the effects of caffeine and sugar, but there is little or no evidence that the wide variety of other ingredients have any effect.[3] Most effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance, such as increased attention and reaction speed, are primarily due to the presence of caffeine.[4] Other studies ascribe those performance improvements to the effects of the combined ingredients.[5]

Advertising for energy drinks usually features increased muscle strength and endurance, but there is no scientific consensus to support these claims.[6] Energy drinks have been associated with many health risks, such as an increased rate of injury when usage is combined with alcohol, and excessive or repeated consumption can lead to cardiac and psychiatric conditions.[7][8] Populations at risk for complications from energy drink consumption include youth, caffeine-naïve or caffeine-sensitive, pregnant, competitive athletes and people with underlying cardiovascular disease.[9]

Ingredients and uses

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Energy drinks are usually marketed to young people and provide the health effects of caffeine.[10] Health experts agree that energy drinks which contain caffeine do improve alertness.[10]

There is no reliable evidence that other ingredients in energy drinks provide further benefits, even though the drinks are frequently advertised in a way that suggests they have unique benefits.[10][11] The dietary supplements in energy drinks may be purported to supply benefits, such as for vitamin B12,[10][12] but no claims of using supplements to enhance health in otherwise normal people have been verified scientifically.

Marketing of energy drinks has been particularly directed towards teenagers, with manufacturers sponsoring or advertising at extreme sports events and music concerts, and targeting a youthful audience through social media channels.[13]

Effects

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A can of Red Bull, the most popular energy drink worldwide as of 2020
A health warning on a can of the Austrian Power Horse energy drink: "Consumption of more than two cans in a day may be harmful to your health. Not to be used for pregnant women, breast feeders, children under the age of 16, people with heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, allergy to caffeine, and athletes during exercise."
A health warning on a can of the Austrian Power Horse energy drink

Energy drinks have the effects caffeine and sugar provide, but there is little or no evidence that the wide variety of other ingredients have any effect.[3] Most of the effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance, such as increased attention and reaction speed, are primarily due to the presence of caffeine.[4] Advertising for energy drinks usually features increased muscle strength and endurance, but there is little evidence to support this in the scientific literature.[6]

According to the Mayo Clinic, it is safe for the typical healthy adult to consume a total of 400 mg of caffeine a day. This has been confirmed by a panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which also concludes that a caffeine intake of up to 400 mg per day does not raise safety concerns for adults. According to the EFSA this is equivalent to 4 cups of coffee (90 mg each) or 2 1/2 standard cans (250 ml) of energy drink (160 mg each/80 mg per serving).[14][15] Adverse effects associated with caffeine consumption in amounts greater than 400 mg include nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, increased urination, abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmia), and dyspepsia. In the United States, caffeine dosage is not required to be displayed on product labels for food. However, companies often place the caffeine content of their drinks on the label regardless, and some advocates are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change this practice.[16][17]

Health problems

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Excessive consumption of energy drinks can have serious health effects resulting from high caffeine and sugar intakes, particularly in children, teens, and young adults.[18][19] Excessive energy drink consumption may disrupt teens' sleep patterns and may be associated with increased risk-taking behavior.[18] Excessive or repeated consumption of energy drinks can lead to cardiac problems, such as arrhythmias and heart attacks, and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and phobias.[7][8][18] The consumption of caffeinated energy drinks has been associated with adverse effects on cardiovascular health, including increased heart rate and blood pressure, which can pose risks for individuals with underlying heart conditions.[20] In Europe, energy drinks containing sugar and caffeine have been associated with the deaths of athletes.[21] Reviews have noted that caffeine content was not the only factor, and that the cocktail of other ingredients in energy drinks made them more dangerous than drinks whose only stimulant was caffeine; the studies noted that more research and government regulation were needed.[18][22]

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children not consume caffeinated energy drinks.[23]

History

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Vita Nova is the first Finnish energy drink brand that has been produced since the 1970s

Dr. Enuf, an "energy building"[24] soft drink containing caffeine and B vitamins, was created in the United States in 1949.[25][26] The New York Times states that "the energy drink, as we know it", however, was born in post World War II Japan.[26] In 1962, Taisho Pharmaceutical produced Lipovitan D, a herbal “energizing tonic” that was sold in minibar-sized bottles. The tonic was originally marketed towards truck drivers and factory workers who needed to stay awake for long shifts. However, in Japan, most of the products of this kind bear little resemblance to soft drinks, and are sold instead in small brown glass medicine bottles, or cans styled to resemble such containers. These eiyō dorinku (literally, 'nutritional drinks') are marketed primarily to salarymen. Bacchus-F, a South Korean drink closely modeled after Lipovitan, also appeared in the early 1960s and targets a similar demographic.[citation needed]

In Europe, Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian entrepreneur, introduced the Red Bull product, a worldwide bestseller in the 21st century. Mateschitz developed Red Bull based on the Thai drink Krating Daeng, itself based on Lipovitan. Red Bull became the dominant brand in the US after its introduction in 1997, with a market share of approximately 47% in 2005.[27]

In New Zealand and Australia, the leading energy drink product in those markets, V, was introduced by Frucor Beverages. The product now represents over 60% of market in New Zealand and Australia.[28]

In 2002, Hansen Natural Company introduced the energy drink Monster Energy.[29] Hansen Natural Company changed their name to Monster Beverage Corporation after an agreement by shareholders to change the name after Monster Energy became the largest source of revenue.[30] The company's previous beverages were taken ownership of by the Coca-Cola Company.[31]

The energy shot product, an offshoot of the energy drink, was launched in the US with products such as 5-Hour Energy, which was first released onto the market in 2004. A consumer health analyst explained in a March 2014 media article: "Energy shots took off because of energy drinks. If you’re a white collar worker, you’re not necessarily willing to down a big Monster energy drink, but you may drink an energy shot."[32][33]

In 2007, energy drink powders and effervescent tablets were introduced, whereby either can be added to water to create an energy drink.[34]

On 14 August 2012, the word energy drink was listed for the first time in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.[35]

Variants

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By concentration

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Energy shots

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Energy shots are a specialized kind of energy drink. Whereas most energy drinks are sold in cans or bottles, energy shots are usually sold in smaller 50ml bottles.[36] Energy shots can contain the same total amount of caffeine, vitamins or other functional ingredients as their larger versions, and may be considered concentrated forms of energy drinks. The marketing of energy shots generally focuses on their convenience and availability as a low-calorie "instant" energy drink that can be taken in one swallow (or "shot"), as opposed to energy drinks that encourage users to drink an entire can, which may contain 250 calories or more.[37] A common energy shot is 5-hour Energy which contains B vitamins and caffeine, with caffeine content in an amount similar to that in a cup of coffee.[38]

By ingredient

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Caffeinated alcoholic drink

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Energy drinks such as Red Bull are often used as mixers with alcoholic drinks, producing mixed drinks such as Vodka Red Bull which are similar to but stronger than rum and coke with respect to the amount of caffeine that they contain.[39] Sometimes this is configured as a bomb shot, such as the Jägerbomb or the F-BombFireball Cinnamon Whisky and Red Bull.[40]

Caffeinated alcoholic drinks are also sold in some countries in a wide variety of formulations. The American products Four Loko and Joose originally combined caffeine and alcohol before caffeinated alcoholic drinks were banned in the US in 2010.[41][42][43]

Chemistry

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A nutrition facts label for an energy drink

Energy drinks generally contain methylxanthines (including caffeine), B vitamins, carbonated water, and high-fructose corn syrup or sugar (for non-diet versions). Other common ingredients are guarana, yerba mate, açaí, and taurine, plus various forms of ginseng, maltodextrin, inositol, carnitine, creatine, glucuronolactone, sucralose or ginkgo biloba.[10]

In the United States, the caffeine content of energy drinks is in the range of 40 to 250 mg per 8 fluid ounce (237 ml) serving.[44] The FDA recommends that 400 mg per day is safe for adults, while 1200 mg per day can be toxic.[44]

Demographics

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Globally, energy drinks are typically attractive to youths and young adults.[45]

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A Red Bull distribution truck

In 2017, global energy drink sales were about 44 billion euros.[46] In 2017, manufacturers were modifying the composition of energy drinks for reduced or no sugar content and lower calories, caffeine content, "clean" labels to reflect the use of organic ingredients, exotic flavors, and ingredients that may affect mood.[46]

Market share

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In 2020, Red Bull had the largest global market share among energy drinks, at 43%, followed by Monster Energy at 39%, Rockstar Energy at 10%, and Amp and NOS, at 3% each.[47]

Regulations

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Some countries have certain restrictions on the sale and manufacture of energy drinks. A ban was challenged in the European Court of Justice in 2004 and consequently lifted.[48]

Australia and New Zealand

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Prime energy drinks being sold a store in Sydney. A sign posted informs that the store restricts the sale of the drink to only those over the age of 18 (the age of majority in Australia) and limits customers and groups to a maximum of six cans each.

In Australia and New Zealand, energy drinks are regulated under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code; limiting the caffeine content of 'formulated caffeinated beverages' (energy drinks) at 320 mg/L (9.46 mg/oz) and soft-drinks at 145 mg/L (4.29 mg/oz). Mandatory caffeine labeling is issued for all food products containing guarana in the country,[49] and Australian energy drink labels warn consumers to drink no more than two cans per day.[50] Bridgetown in Western Australia became the first place in Australia to ban the sale of energy drinks to persons under 18 years for four months as of February 2023.[51]

Canada

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Canada limits the amount of caffeine per serving to 180 mg. Energy drinks are also subject to certain labelling requirements.[52] Some imported energy drinks have surpassed the legal limit and were recalled.[53][54] The Canada Border Services Agency is supposed to stop such products from entering the country but does not often patrol energy drinks to verify that they meet regulations.[55]

Colombia

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In 2009 under the Ministry of Social Protection, Colombia prohibited the sale and commercialization of energy drinks to minors under the age of 14.[56]

Denmark

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In 1997, Denmark banned the sale of Red Bull. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration criticized the functional beverages' added ingredients such as B vitamins, inositol, glucuronolactone, and taurine. It argued that nutritional supplements should be added to foods only when necessary for public health, such as in the case of iodised salt. High caffeine content was also stated as an issue – only amounts up to 150 mg/L were allowed in beverages; in 2009 the limit was raised to 320 mg/L and taurine and glucuronolactone were approved as ingredients, making energy drinks legal.[57][58] As of 2024, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises against energy drink consumption for children; with only limited consumption of energy drinks (250 mL (8.5 U.S. fl oz) per day, assuming no other caffeine intake) for children between 15 and 17 years old.[59]

Latvia

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In June 2016, Latvia banned the sale of energy drinks containing caffeine or stimulants like taurine and guarana to people under the age of 18.[60]

Lithuania

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In November 2014, Lithuania became the first country in the EU to ban the selling of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 18. The Baltic state placed the ban in reaction to research showing how popular energy drinks were among minors. According to the AFP reports roughly 10% of school-aged Lithuanians say they consume energy drinks at least once a week.[61]

Norway

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Norway did not allow Red Bull for a time due to the high caffeine and taurine content. Classified as a drug, only limited amounts were allowed to be imported for personal use. In May 2009, it became legal to sell in Norway as the ban was in conflict with the European Economic Area's laws on free competition. The Norwegian version has reduced levels of vitamin B6.[62][63] The Norwegian Food Safety Authority initially recommended an age limit on the sale of energy drinks in 2019. In 2024 the Norwegian Consumer Council called for an age limit after seeing energy drink sales increase dramatically since 2019. The Food Safety Authority, as of 2024, now disagrees with an age limit as it states it is hard to ascertain if children, specifically, are drinking more energy drinks.[64][65] A majority of Norwegians support an age limit on energy drink purchases.[66]

Poland

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Since 1 January 2024, the purchase of energy drinks has been prohibited for individuals under the age of 18.[67]

Russia

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In November 2012, President Ramzan Kadyrov of Chechnya (Russian Federation) ordered his government to develop a bill banning the sale of energy drinks, arguing that as a form of "intoxicating drug", such drinks were "unacceptable in a Muslim society". Kadyrov cited reports of one death and 530 hospital admissions in 2012 due to "poisoning" from the consumption of such drinks. A similar view was expressed by Gennady Onishchenko, Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia.[68]

United Kingdom

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In 2001, the UK Committee on Toxicity investigated Red Bull, finding it safe but issuing a warning against its consumption by children and pregnant women.[48]

In 2009, a school in Hove, England, requested that local shops refrain from selling energy drinks to students. Headteacher Falklanda Sanders added that "This was a preventative measure, as all research shows that consuming high-energy drinks can have a detrimental impact on the ability of young people to concentrate in class." The school negotiated for their local branch of the Tesco supermarket to display posters asking students not to purchase the products.[69] Similar measures were taken by a school in Oxted, England, which banned students from consuming drinks and sent letters to parents.

While not yet age-restricted by legislation, all major UK supermarkets have agreed to voluntarily stop the sale of energy drinks to under-16s.[70] The UK government plans to end the sale of energy drinks to under-16s in the future.[71]

In January 2018, many United Kingdom supermarkets banned the sale of energy drinks containing more than 150 mg of caffeine per liter to people under 16 years old;[72] this was followed by the UK government announcing that it planned to ban all sales of energy drinks to minors in 2019.[73] However, in 2022 such plans were reported to have been scrapped by Health Secretary Sajid Javid.[74]

United States

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As of 2013 in the United States, some energy drinks, including Monster Energy and Rockstar Energy, were reported to be rebranding their products as drinks rather than as dietary supplements. As drinks they would be relieved of FDA reporting requirements with respect to deaths and injuries and can be purchased with food stamps, but must list ingredients on the can.[75]

Some places ban the sale of prepackaged caffeinated alcoholic drinks, which can be described as energy drinks containing alcohol. In response to these bans, the marketers can change the formula of their products.[76]

Uzbekistan

[edit]

In January 2019, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan signed a law that imposes a number of restrictions on energy drinks. To protect the younger generation, a rule was introduced prohibiting the sale of energy drinks to persons under the age of 18. Advertising of energy drinks was prohibited on television and radio from 7:00 to 22:00. It was also completely banned in printed publications intended primarily for children and adolescents, in medical, sports and educational institutions.[77][clarification needed]

India

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In India, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulates the manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and sale of energy drinks. As recommended by FSSAI, taurine is limited to 2000 mg/day, D-glucuronic-Y-lactone is limited to 1200 mg/day, Inositol is limited to 100 mg/day, and pantothenic acid is limited to 10 mg/day.[78]

Germany

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There is no law regulating the sale of energy drinks in Germany, though several German consumer organizations and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment are calling for a ban on the sale of soft drinks to minors with a caffeine content exceeding 150 milligrams per liter.[79][80] In addition, retailers can decide for themselves to restrict the sale of energy drinks.[79]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Miyeong, Han (19 February 2012). "Energy drink, does it really work?". Health Chosun News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ Haesoo, Lee (11 November 2014). "The four main ingredients of energy drinks". Global Economic. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b McLellan TM, Lieberman HR (2012). "Do energy drinks contain active components other than caffeine?". Nutr Rev. 70 (12): 730–44. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00525.x. PMID 23206286.
  4. ^ a b Van Den Eynde F, Van Baelen PC, Portzky M, Audenaert K (2008). "The effects of energy drinks on cognitive performance". Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie. 50 (5): 273–81. PMID 18470842.
  5. ^ Alford, C.; Cox, H.; Wescott, R. (1 January 2001). "The effects of red bull energy drink on human performance and mood". Amino Acids. 21 (2): 139–150. doi:10.1007/s007260170021. PMID 11665810. S2CID 25358429. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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