NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking a small amount of energy drinks can seriously hurt a person and cause serious illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes, a new study suggests.
Scientists said consuming only one and a half ounces of energy drinks, which include a large proportion of sugar and caffeine, could cause clogging of blood vessels, which could lead to stroke and heart attack, according to the newspaper "Metro".
According to a new study, healthy men and women showed a decrease in vascular aneurysm, 90 minutes after taking 750 ml of energy drinks, or a pack of "big" energy drinks such as Monster Energy.
The study is the first of its kind to highlight the effect of energy drinks on blood vessels, and disrupt the digestion of food.
The study examined the effect of energy drinks on 44 non-smoker students in their twenties, revealing a contraction in the circumference of the vascular circuit in half, making it difficult to circulate the body.
A large number of young people consume energy drinks, and the proportion of those who consume in Britain to 70 percent of those aged between 10 and 17 years.
