Cardiovascular disease risk factor: nutritional behavior among young adults

Nowadays the biggest portion of consumers for energy drinks is the young adults and the amount has increased extremely. Energy drinks intakes have been mentioned as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Exploration for the effect of Energy drinks effect on young adult as a risk factor for cardio...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Al-Ashwal, Rania Hussien, Aziz, Nur Illani, Omar, Nurul 'Aqilah, Ahmad Fua'Ad, Soffia Tasneem, Hassan, Nurul Ashikin, Ahmed Mukred, Jameel Abdulla
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Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60139/
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Summary:Nowadays the biggest portion of consumers for energy drinks is the young adults and the amount has increased extremely. Energy drinks intakes have been mentioned as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Exploration for the effect of Energy drinks effect on young adult as a risk factor for cardiovascular health were examined among university students enrolled at University Technology Malaysia, Skudai. Descriptive analysis for random sample of 40 undergraduate participants of first year to final year students was conducted. The information regarding blood pressures were collected before and after intake of energy drinks, and as a result there a statistically significant increment in the systolic blood pressure measured after ingesting energy and sport drink was identified.re