Caffeinated energy drink consumption among Emirati adolescents is associated with a cluster of poor physical and mental health, and unhealthy dietary and lifestyle behaviors: a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Faris ME; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Al Gharaibeh F; Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Islam MR; Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Abdelrahim D; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Saif ER; Health Promotion Department, Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Turki EA; Health Promotion Department, Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Al-Kitbi MK; Health Promotion Department, Supreme Council for Family Affairs, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Abu-Qiyas S; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Zeb F; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Hasan H; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Hashim MS; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Osaili TM; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Radwan H; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Cheikh Ismail L; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Naja F; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Bettayeb FZ; Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates., Obaid RS; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.; Research Institute for Medical and Health Research (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2023 Oct 16; Vol. 11, pp. 1259109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 16 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2023.1259109
Abstrakt:	Background: Consumption of caffeinated energy drinks (CED) has escalated during the last few years, especially among schoolchildren, with evident adverse health sequelae in this critical age group. Objective: This study examined the prevalence of CED consumption and its associations with sleep, physical and mental health, and dietary and lifestyle habits among schoolchildren in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Method: A structured self-administered online questionnaire was developed and disseminated among schoolchildren aged 14-18 years, selected from schools of the seven emirates of the UAE. Results: More than 4,500 ( N = 4,648) responses received. A relatively low prevalence of CED consumption (20%) was found among schoolchildren in the UAE. However, those who reported CED consumption were more likely to report unhealthy dietary (skipping breakfast, frequent snacking, and eating fast foods, low fruit, and vegetable intake) and lifestyle behaviors (long screen time, poor sleep health), in addition to poor self-reported mental and physical health than non-users. CED consumption was significantly and variably associated with multiple sociodemographic factors such as students' nationality, parental companionship, sex, school type, education level (children's and parents'), daily allowance, academic performance, screen time, sleep quality parameters, self-reported physical and mental health, and parents' employment. Sources of knowledge about CED were social media (55%), friends/schoolmates (52%), and family members (52%). Students believed that CED constitute sugar (87%), caffeine (69%), artificial flavors (67%) sweeteners (54%), and stimulating components (43%). The majority (70%) of students reported that CED consumption increases the risks for heart disease, diabetes, high blood sugar (65%), addiction (64%), high blood pressure (59%), and obesity (57%). Conclusion: These results offer important insights for health professionals, child health specialists, policymakers, and parents in the UAE regarding adolescents' attitudes, knowledge and behaviors toward CED consumption. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision. (Copyright © 2023 Faris, Al Gharaibeh, Islam, Abdelrahim, Saif, Turki, Al-Kitbi, Abu-Qiyas, Zeb, Hasan, Hashim, Osaili, Radwan, Cheikh Ismail, Naja, Bettayeb and Obaid.)
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