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- Title
Bebidas energizantes en el ámbito militar.
- Authors
Echavarría Cross, Alejandro; Escobar Gil, Tomás; Jones Segura, Manuela; Monroy Gómez, María Camila; Restrepo Botero, Manuela; Isabel Rodríguez, María; Cadavid Mazo, Sandra Yaned
- 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.
- Subjects
ENERGY drinks; MILITARY personnel; CARDIOVASCULAR system; NERVOUS system; WORKING hours
- Publication
Revista CES Salud Pública, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2, p18
- Publication type
Article