The Medical Journal of Australia writes
Over the 7-year period that we examined, data for 297 calls related to caffeinated energy drink exposures were recorded. Call numbers increased from 12 in 2004 to 65 in 2010.
Though it's a small number, it's still on the rise. The increased dependency and size of energy drinks will more than likely keep these figures projecting up. I'm keen to understand the long term health risks associated with consumption over decades.
Studies among American college students called attention to the mixing of energy drinks with alcohol. Young people, particularly adolescents, appear to be least concerned with this dangerous phenomenon. This was evident in our results, in that almost one-quarter of calls reporting recreational consumption involved co-ingestion of alcohol.
At some point we stopped listening to our bodies natural cues and kept pushing it beyond its capabilities.
If you feel tired, get more sleep.
