Can Having Just One Energy Drink Put You at Risk?

Drinks can cause harmful spikes in stress hormone levels and blood pressure in healthy adults

Monday, November 09, 2015 Just One Energy Drink Sends Young Adults' Stress Hormone Levels Soaring Just one energy drink can cause potentially harmful spikes in both stress hormone levels and blood pressure in young, healthy adults, a new study shows. Read more ... Related Reading • Heart Attack • High Blood Pressure Today's Health News •  Weight-Loss Surgery May Bring Long-Term Benefits to Very Obese Teens •  Talk Therapy May Beat Light Treatment for SAD: Study •  Pregnant and Got the Blues? Get More Exercise to Protect Your Health •  Sleepwalkers Feel No Pain When Injured: Study •  Kidney Transplant 'Tourism' Comes With Risks: Study •  Each 1-Day Delay in Hospitalization Ups Risk of Ebola Death •  The Physically Active Less Prone to Post-Heart Attack Depression •  Doctors Often Flub Achilles Tendon Diagnosis, Review Finds •  What You Need to Know When Your Child Gets a Rash •  Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Behind Locked Doors, Study Finds •  Many Who Survive Cardiac Arrest Don't Suffer Brain Damage •  45-Minute Class Helps Middle Schoolers Master CPR Basics •  Gene Editing Reverses Baby's Leukemia •  Kidney Disease Rates Have Stabilized in U.S., Study Finds •  Donor Kidneys More Likely to Be Discarded on Weekends: Study •  Home Cooking May Help Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay •  Cardiac Concerns Not High on Women's Lists: Survey •  Weight Loss May Help Control Common Irregular Heartbeat •  Smoggy Days Linked to Most Severe Type of Heart Attack •  3-D Computer Modeling Might Improve Children's Heart Transplants •  Studies Explore Link Between Diet, Rheumatoid Arthritis •  Heart Disease Deaths Declining Among Those With Rheumatoid Arthritis •  'Cash for Lower Cholesterol' Program Works With Doc-Patient Teams •  Many Americans May Experience 'Silent' Heart Attack •  Carbon Monoxide Levels in Breath Might Point to Stroke Risk •  Barbecued, Pan-Fried Meat May Boost Kidney Cancer Risk •  Health Tip: Keeping Foods Safe in the Refrigerator •  Health Tip: Are You at Risk for Hypothermia? •  Sex Is Safe for Heart Patients With a Defibrillator •  Too Few U.S. Hispanics Have Cholesterol Under Control •  Frequent Self-Weighing by Young Women Linked to Depression •  Personalized 'Pills' From a 3D Printer? •  Wealthy Transplant Recipients May Have an Edge: Study •  Parents the Target of Deceptive Food Ads, Study Says •  'Walkable' Neighborhoods Boost Heart Health, Studies Find Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Exercise & OA Knee Pain Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Skin Care & Conditions and Arthritis. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Eyes and Eye Conditions • Breast Cancer Prevention Top Viewed Articles • New Weight-Loss Weapon • Tapeworm Spreads Cancer • Foodborne Illness Outbreaks • Feminine Product Safety • Preschoolers Use Technology Picture Slideshows • Avoid Diabetes Complications • Common Eye Conditions • Visual Guide to Breast Cancer • ADHD Symptoms in Children • Top Psoriasis Treatments Latest Pet Health Content • Canine Flu FAQ • Toxoplasmosis in Cats • Cold Exposure in Dogs • Bronchitis in Cats • Diseases From Pets Bonus PDF Booklet Infectious Diseases Book