ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2018
Energy drink and ginseng consumption by Italian university students: a cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence and characterisation of energy drink consumption in Europe: a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Caffeine, D-glucuronolactone and Taurine Content in Energy Drinks: Exposure and Risk Assessment.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The Action of the Energy Drink on the Recovery Heart Rate is Independent of the Functional Capacity.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2022Article
- Changes in energy drink consumption during the COVID-19 quarantine.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2021Article
- Energy drinks and medical students: Bad drinking during COVID-19 quarantine.Applied nursing research : ANR · 2021Article
- Ginseng gintonin, aging societies, and geriatric brain diseases.Integrative medicine research · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionThe consumption of energy drinks (ED) and ginseng by young people to enhance their mental and physical performance has become widespread. Reported side-effects of ED have raised doubts regarding their safety. This cross-sectional study investigates the phenomenon.
methodsAn anonymous questionnaire was administered to a representative sample of Verona university students. The resulting data were analyzed with Excel 2013, STATA 13 software.
resultsED and ginseng consumption was reported by 38.6% and 37.4% of the students, respectively. More than 70% of ED and ginseng users were 18 to 22 years old. Excluding non-responders, ED consumers were mostly males (51.8% vs 33.0%), contrary to ginseng consumers (females 40.4% vs 30.9%). Being a working student was significantly positively associated both to EDs (OR 1.5) and ginseng use (OR 1.4). The most frequently reported academic and other reasons for ED use were: "to study longer" (47.5%), and "to socialize" (29.1%). The most often used combinations were ED containing alcohol (65.6%) and ginseng-coffee beverages (71.8%).
conclusionsThe diffusion of ED and ginseng consumption warrants prevention and monitoring measures, and deserves further analysis.
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