Intake-related factors and educational needs regarding energy drinks in female high school students in the Incheon area.
10.4163/jnh.2017.50.5.460
- Author:
So Hyun PARK
1
;
Seon Hwa LEE
;
Kyung Ja CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea. kjchang@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
energy drink;
female high school student;
intake-related factors;
caffeine addiction;
educational needs
- MeSH:
Caffeine;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Education;
Energy Drinks*;
Female*;
Humans;
Incheon*;
Overweight;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders;
Tremor
- From:Journal of Nutrition and Health
2017;50(5):460-471
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate intake-related factors of energy drinks and educational needs regarding energy drinks in female high school students. METHODS: Subjects were 340 female high school students in Incheon, and data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 20.0 program. RESULTS: Subjects who had drunk energy drinks were 74.3% (249 subjects) of all subjects. The first time they drank an energy drink was significantly associated with grade (p < 0.05). In 75.1% of 249 subjects who had drunk energy drinks, the places for buying energy drinks were supermarkets and convenience stores near their homes. For the effects of energy drink intake, sleeplessness (44.6%) and no effect (41.7%) were cited, and 24.5% experienced side effects such as palpitation, tremors, etc. The scores for self-diagnosis of caffeine addiction were significantly higher in the low weight group compared to the overweight group (p < 0.05). The degree of caffeine addiction was significantly associated with effects of energy drink intake (p < 0.001) and type of side effects (p < 0.001). Willingness to stop consuming energy drinks (p < 0.001) and necessity of nutrition education about energy drinks (p < 0.05) were significantly lower in the caffeine addiction group compared to the general group. About 75.0% of subjects wanted to be educated about the side effects of energy drinks and caffeine. CONCLUSION: This study shows that female high school students need proper education about the effects of intake of energy drinks. Therefore, guidelines and a nutrition education program right intake of energy drinks should be provided as well as campaigns concerning the side effects of energy drinks and caffeine in female high school students.
