Energy Drinks in Military Personnel

Authors

  • Alejandro Echavarria Cross Universidad CES
  • Tomas Escobar Gil Universidad CES
  • Manuela Jones Segura Universidad CES
  • Maria Camila Monroy Gomez Universidad CES
  • Manuela Restrepo Botero Universidad CES
  • Maria Isabel Rodriguez Universidad CES
  • Sandra Yaned Cadavid Mazo Universidad CES

Keywords:

energy drinks, caffeine, military personnel

Abstract

Objective: Conduct a review of the available literature on the consumption of energy drinks among the military population, the work-related factors associated to their intake and the possible health effects that these generate on the mentioned group. Methods: A search for scientific articles was held, in the published databases, Lilacs, JAMA Network, EBSCO and DTIC, published in the last 10 years of the transverse descriptive type in Spanish and English language, considering the MeSH y DeCs terms “Energizing drinks, caffeine and military personnel”. Results: 799 articles with the initial search were obtained, of which 7 main articles were selected for review, which include the issue of the consumption of energizing drinks and that made a relationship with the living conditions of the military personnel. Conclusions: most of the military population related to caffeine consumption were men; young people between 18 and 29 years old; with a partial university education level; in a low range within the US Army; with a short military career. Soda-type energy drinks were preferred for consumption because of their taste and caffeine content. In addition, it was observed that there was an increase in caffeine consumption when military personnel were subjected to extensive working hours. Finally, the consumption of caffeine, in addition to improving the level of alertness and reducing fatigue, generates health consequences, especially in the nervous system and in the cardiovascular system.

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Author Biographies

Alejandro Echavarria Cross, Universidad CES

Médico general Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES.

Tomas Escobar Gil, Universidad CES

Médico general Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES

Manuela Jones Segura, Universidad CES

Médico general Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES

Maria Camila Monroy Gomez, Universidad CES

Médico general Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES

Manuela Restrepo Botero, Universidad CES

Médico general Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES

Maria Isabel Rodriguez, Universidad CES

Médico general Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES

Sandra Yaned Cadavid Mazo, Universidad CES

Magister en Salud Pública. Universidad CES; asesora y coinvestigadora

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2021-09-13

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Echavarria Cross, A., Escobar Gil, T., Jones Segura, M., Monroy Gomez, M. C., Restrepo Botero, M., Rodriguez, M. I., & Cadavid Mazo, S. Y. (2021). Energy Drinks in Military Personnel. CES Salud Pública, 9(2), 18–35. Retrieved from https://revistas.ces.edu.co/index.php/ces_salud_publica/article/view/5261

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018)

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