The effect of energy drink and supplement food consumption on children and youths

Abstract

In recent years children and youths begin to consume energy drinks and defined as a supplement food that vitamins, protein, plant, plant and animal products in our country and around the world. Children and youths perceived these products as harmless because of selling in markets, internet and herbalists, the lack of age limit for buyer, missing information in media as well as the impact of popular culture. Even some parents’ unconscious behavior such as have their children consumed energy drinks because of especially developed for the attention of their children increases the rate of consumption of these products. However random and excess consumption of these products threaten the health seriously. Although there were studies about this subject in international literature, there were no studies about this subject in our country. Unconscious consumptions of energy drinks and food supplements impact on children and youths should be determined with interventional studies by researchers. Keywords: Energy drink, supplement food, protein, child, youth