An epidemic of cardiovascular disease has started among young people due to energy drinks.
The problems affected people aged 18 to 34 years, reports the international online medical resource Medscape. Researchers examined the database of applications for the period between 2017 and 2025 and discovered:
Those who drink energy drinks have an 11-fold increase in the likelihood of cardiac arrest. For example, of 18 reported cases of cardiac arrest, seven resulted in death.
Young people who drank such drinks were 13.7 times more likely to have an acute heart attack and five times more likely to have a stroke.
Among Zums (13-17 years old) who consume energy drinks, the probability of developing hypertension is 15.8 times higher and the probability of developing tachycardia is 9.7 times higher.