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Risks associated with the consumption of energy drinks and alcohol in combination

few months ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that caffeine is dangerous if used as additive for alcoholic beverages, as happens in many energy drinks available in the U.S. market. It appears that a growing number of studies show that the direct addition of caffeine to alcoholic beverages not to be considered safe, but rather represent a real risk to public health .

energy drink consumption is widespread, especially among the young and the United States represents a market of more 5 billion dollars. In Italy, although many of the most dangerous drink is prohibited, unfortunately, these can be purchased easily on the Internet. In the market there are many drinks that contain caffeine levels sometimes significant (up to 505 mg) compared to other drinks containing caffeine, such as coca-cola (34 - 54 mg) or a cup of coffee (30 - 50 mg). A major challenge for health professionals and scientists now is to figure out what effects have energizing the many products available, even if the sector is largely unregulated.

should also be remembered that the consumption of these drinks, even when they do not contain alcohol but still get consumed in combination with alcohol, it can still give rise to risks. Although you can get the impression that caffeine counteracts the negative effects of alcohol, research has shown that people who combine energy drinks with alcohol tend to underestimate their true level of impairment at the cognitive level. intake of caffeine after a drinking may reduce drowsiness, but you can not alleviate the effects on the brain caused by alcohol. also associated with the consumption of alcohol and energy drinks, keeping the person awake longer long, it can increase the number of drinks consumed. Finally, there are suspicions that caffeine could help in some way alcohol dependence, but the possible mechanisms underlying this association are unclear and more studies are needed to better understand this possible mechanism.

order to promote informed consumer choices, consumers must be given warnings about the risks associated with the consumption of caffeine in adolescents and in pregnant women and to provide explicit information about the potential risks of mixing energy drinks with alcohol.