Energy drink sales surge 80% as doctors warn of heart and sleep risks
Australians are buying 80 per cent more energy drinks, with doctors warning of health risks.
Energy drink consumption in Australia has jumped more than 80 per cent in six years. Doctors across the country are alarmed.
Some patients report palpitations, dizziness and trouble sleeping. Children are especially at risk from caffeine.
Doctors are seeing students struggle to concentrate in class. New research now links energy drinks and stimulant supplements to higher risk of heart attacks.
Australia limits caffeine in individual drinks, but health experts say people consume dangerous amounts by mixing sources. England will ban high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s from April.
Doctors say these drinks offer no real health benefit and advise people to avoid them.
- More than 80 per cent
- Sales increase in six years
- April
- England ban takes effect
- Under 16
- Age group banned in England
Why it mattersParents should know these drinks carry health risks to children's learning and heart health, particularly when combined with other caffeine sources.
AustraliaAustralian children are facing learning and sleep problems from rising energy drink use, and parents should be aware that Australia lacks the age-based sales restrictions now coming to England.
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