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Energy drinks - News

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3 September 2019 - The Guardian - Soft drinks, including sugar-free, linked to increased risk of early death
25 March 2019 - MedicalXpress - Major medical groups call for soda taxes
11 February 2019 - Nutraingredients - Norway’s food authorities warn of caffeine-containing energy drinks’ effect on kids
23 January 2019 - MedicalXpress - Communications recommendations for sugar-sweetened beverage-free zones
5 October 2018 - MedicalXpress - Digital marketing exposure increases energy drink usage among young adults
19 September 2018 - BMJ - Ban on sale of energy drinks to children
30 August 2018 - BBC News - Government proposes energy drinks ban for children
14 August 2018 - MedicalXpress - Mixing energy drinks with alcohol could enhance the negative effects of binge drinking
9 July 2018 - The Guardian - Flying high: kids in the UK are wild about energy drinks - but how harmful are they?
8 June 2018 - The Conversation - Young people in the UK drink more energy drinks than any other countries in Europe
6 April 2018 - MedicalXpress - Soft drinks sugar tax to tackle obesity 'has already had an effect'
5 October 2017 - Science Daily - Identifying ways to minimize the harm of energy drinks
18 January 2017 - Nutraingredients - Energy drink consumption associated with mental health problems for teens
06 March 2016 - Nutraingredients - Caffeine opinion not measuring effect of 5 Red Bulls and a bottle of vodka: EFSA
01 April 2015 - ScienceDaily - Dangers of adolescent energy drink consumption for the heart: Cardiologists urge physicians, parents, educators to monitor adolescents' energy drink consumption more closely
25 March 2015 - MedicalXpress - Children and energy drinks comprise a growing public health crisis
13 March 2015 - EurekAlert - Energy drinks raise resting blood pressure
26 February 2015 - BBC News - Energy drinks 'should be banned' for under-16s
09 February 2015 - ScienceDaily - Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren, study finds
17 November 2014 - Medical News Today - Energy drinks and kids: 'disproportionate' poison calls for young children
06 May 2014 - medicalnewstoday - Sports drinks and energy drinks linked to unhealthy behaviours in adolescents
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BBC News - How we became addicted to sugar
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