{"id":21428,"date":"2013-01-16T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T17:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feeling.com.mx\/site\/?p=21428"},"modified":"2013-01-16T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T23:21:26","slug":"aumentan-hospitalizaciones-por-bebidas-energetizantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feeling.com.mx\/site\/21428\/aumentan-hospitalizaciones-por-bebidas-energetizantes.html","title":{"rendered":"Aumentan hospitalizaciones por bebidas energetizantes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Un nuevo estudio del gobierno estadounidense indica que el n\u00famero de personas que necesitaron atenci\u00f3n de urgencia despu\u00e9s de consumir bebidas energizantes se duplic\u00f3 en Estados Unidos en los \u00faltimos cuatro a\u00f1os, el mismo periodo en que estos l\u00edquidos se volvieron m\u00e1s populares en expendios, bares y escuelas.<\/p>\n

El gobierno calcula que de 2007 a 2011, el n\u00famero de visitas a la sala de emergencias por las bebidas de etiqueta ne\u00f3n se dispar\u00f3 de casi 10 mil a m\u00e1s de 20 mil.<\/p>\n

En la mayor\u00eda de esos casos se trat\u00f3 de adolescentes o adultos j\u00f3venes, seg\u00fan un sondeo de los hospitales del pa\u00eds que la semana pasada dio a conocer la Administraci\u00f3n de Servicios de Abuso de Sustancias y Salud Mental, una oficina del Departamento de Salud del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n

El reporte no especifica qu\u00e9 s\u00edntomas llevaron a la gente al hospital, pero indica que el consumo de bebidas energizantes es un \u00abcreciente problema de salud p\u00fablica\u00bb que causa insomnio, nerviosismo, dolor de cabeza, aceleraci\u00f3n del ritmo cardiaco y convulsiones que son suficientemente graves para requerir atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica.<\/p>\n

Varios m\u00e9dicos dicen que han visto un claro incremento en el n\u00famero de pacientes que padecen de taquicardia, ansiedad y paros cardiacos que dijeron haber consumido recientemente una bebida energizante.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1s de la mitad de los pacientes considerados en el sondeo que acudieron al hospital informaron a los m\u00e9dicos haber consumido s\u00f3lo bebidas energizantes. En 2011, casi 42% de los casos involucraron a estas bebidas combinadas con alcohol o f\u00e1rmacos, como los estimulantes Adderall o Ritalin. \u00abMucha gente no se percata de la fuerza de esas cosas. Hace poco lleg\u00f3 alguien que se tom\u00f3 tres bebidas energizantes en una hora, que es equivalente a 15 tazas de caf\u00e9\u00bb , dijo Howard Mell, m\u00e9dico de emergencias.<\/p>\n

El reporte se conoce mientras crece la preocupaci\u00f3n por las bebidas vigorizantes tras las noticias recientes de la muerte de 18 personas posiblemente a causa de \u00e9stas, incluyendo una ni\u00f1a de 14 a\u00f1os que tom\u00f3 dos latas grandes de Monster Energy. La empresa neg\u00f3 que la joven hubiese muerto por sus productos.<\/p>\n

Nota Original: Vanguardia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"On these short winter days, some people might find themselves eyeing caffeinated energy drinks for a little boost. But perk up your ears: Emergency room visits for problems related to energy drinks have risen sharply, particularly for people age 40 and older, according to a government study out last week.<\/p>\n

The number of ER visits involving energy drinks doubled overall from 10,068 in 2007 to 20,783 in 2011, according to the latest data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related hospital emergency department visits.<\/p>\n

In each year from 2007 to 2011, more males than females went to the ER for energy drink-related care. And there were more patients age 18 to 39 than in other age groups. Notably, the largest increase was seen among people age 40 and older, for whom ER visits jumped 279 percent, from 1,382 in 2007 to 5,233 in 2011.<\/p>\n

Fifty-eight percent of the energy drink-related ER visits in 2011 were for adverse events associated with the sole use of energy drinks. The remaining 42 percent involved energy drinks in combination with pharmaceutical drugs such as the central nervous system stimulants Adderall and Ritalin, alcohol, or illicit drugs including marijuana.<\/p>\n

\u00abConsumption of energy drinks is a rising public health problem because medical and behavioral consequences can result from excessive caffeine intake,\u00bb the report says. \u00abA growing body of scientific evidence documents harmful health effects of energy drinks, particularly for children, adolescents, and young adults.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Older adults may also be vulnerable to adverse effects associated with energy drinks, the authors indicated, possibly because they take medications or have medical conditions. The findings were published Jan. 10 in the DAWN Report.<\/p>\n

In response, the American Beverage Association, a trade association based in Washington, D.C., issued a statement this week pointing out that the report does not provide data on the overall health of the patients, what symptoms brought them to the ER, or their overall caffeine intake.<\/p>\n

Bottom line: Large amounts of caffeine can cause adverse effects such as insomnia, nervousness, headache, fast heartbeat, and seizures that are severe enough to require emergency care, according to the government’s DAWN report. See our Ratings in Consumer Reports to find the caffeine content of 27 top-selling energy drinks and shots. And read our recent blog about the Food and Drug Administration’s safety review of energy drinks. If you experience adverse events you believe may be related to energy drinks (or other FDA-regulated products) ask your health care provider to report it to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program or report it yourself.<\/p>\n

Consumer Reports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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