Energy drinks cause insomnia, nervousness in athletes

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 10:20 in Health & Medicine

A study analyzing the positive and negative effects of energy drinks on athletes has seen that, although in principle their sports performance was seen to improve by between 3% and 7%, there was also an increase in the frequency of insomnia, nervousness and the level of stimulation in the hours following competition, scientists report.

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