The energy drinks that are popular in the market today make people feel invigorated and have a wide range of consumers among students, blue-collar and white-collar workers of all ages and types of people, but studies show that the ingredients in these drinks are bad for heart health.
A study conducted by Texas A&M University (Texas A&M University) Integrated Biological Sciences Professor Ivan Rusyn evaluated 17 common energy drinks available on the market and dropped them onto cardiomyocytes in a laboratory dish to see the effects of these drinks on cardiomyocytes.
The results revealed a faster heart muscle cell beat and several other adverse effects. This means that in the human environment, these drinks will cause arrhythmia, heart muscle disease, hypertension and other heart problems, according to the study.
The data shows that in 2018, the global market sales of energy drinks totaled $53 billion. Rusin said, “These beverages are not subject to any constraints and are available anywhere at any age, and the goal of this study is to alert people about the potential health risks of these beverages.”
The study used a new method to compare the concentrations and possible effects of various ingredients in energy drinks, suggesting that theophylline, adenine and azelate are among the ingredients that have adverse effects on heart health.
Rusin said, “We want the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pay attention to the hazards of energy drinks on human cardiomyocytes and suggest careful consideration of the possible effects of these drinks on different age groups, as well as on sensitive populations, and labeling them differently to provide guidance.”
As a next step, the researchers plan to conduct further research on the chemical ingredients found in this study and propose safety standards for the dosage of these ingredients, especially for people who already have some heart problems.
The study was published in the March issue of the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology.
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