Sleep and energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents – a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Background Adolescents are recommended to get 8–10 h of sleep at night, yet more than 80% fail to obtain this goal. Energy drink (ED) consumption has been linked to later bedtime in adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the potential association between ED consumption and sleep duration, and shuteye latency among adolescents in Norway. Methods This study was based on data from 15- to 16-year-old adolescents living in Oppland County in 2017. In total, 1353 adolescents were included in the analysis. Multiple regression models were used to estimate the associations between the frequency of ED consumption with sleep duration, shuteye latency, and getting 8 h of sleep. Results Forty-six point five percent of the adolescents reported sleeping more than 8 h at night. Those who reported ED consumption at any frequency had significantly shorter sleep duration than those who did not. On average, high consumers of ED (consuming ED ≥ 4 times a week) had 0.95 (95% CI: 0.61, 1.28) hours (i.e., 57 min) less sleep than those who never consumed ED. In addition, high consumers had more than 25 min (95% CI: 13.95, 36.92) longer shuteye period than those who never consumed ED. Conclusion Most ED consumers fail to obtain the recommended 8 h of sleep at night, which could be a consequence of shorter sleep duration and longer shuteye latency. We found a dose-response relationship between frequency of ED consumption and reduced sleep. Yet, the potential long-term effects of both ED consumption and insufficient sleep among adolescents remain unclear.

Poor sleep is associated with energy drinks consumption among Korean adolescents

“…Our findings are consistent with those of previous studies (23,24,27,28) . Sampasa-Kanyinga et al found that shorter sleep duration was associated with higher energy drink consumption (29) .…”

“…Conversely, we found that poor sleep was associated with the consumption of energy drinks. Several studies have investigated the association between sleep and energy drink consumption, but this study was the first to examine the association between sleep (sleep duration and sleep satisfaction) and energy drink consumption (22,23,28) . Moreover, this study adds to the growing body of literature on the relationship between sleep and unhealthy beverages.…”

dangers of energy drinks to the health of young people

“…Similarly, a study conducted among Norwegian adolescents indicated that EDs consumption is associated with various mental health issues. Adolescents using EDs failed to get the recommended amount of sleep (Kaldenbach et al, 2022). This led to physical health deficiencies due to poor emotional and optimal neurocognitive functioning.…”

Experiences with energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents

“…Boys have been shown to consume larger amounts of ED than girls, which could be due to the masculinity of advertisements and marketing of ED and how potential effects of ED consumption include better physical and sports performance ( 7 , 15 ) . In previous studies, we found that the typical ED consumer was indeed a boy who had a lower socio-economic status and had spent much of his free time on screen-related activities ( 16 , 17 ) . This is in line with other studies which have found positive associations between sedentary behaviour and screen time activities ( 18 , 19 ) .…”

“…Responses to the different questions are presented with percentages while the regression coefficients are additionally presented with 95 % CIs. All estimates were adjusted for gender, grade (as a proxy for age), leisure screen time, perceived family economy, centrality and physical activity, but these estimates, which were chosen based on previous knowledge ( 16 , 28 ) , are not presented and were chosen a priori . The plot describing the association between the average daily intake of ED and the frequency of ED was generated using two-way fractional polynomials (‘twoway fpfit’ command in Stata) without adjustment for other variables.…”