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<p>Energy drinks can be high in caffeine and sugar. Based on the current evidence
on the safety of caffeine, the Food Standard Agency advises that children, or other
people sensitive to caffeine, should consume caffeine only in moderation.</p><p> </p><p>In
its review of the evidence on “Carbohydrates and Health” (2015), the Scientific Advisory
Committee on Nutrition (SACN) concluded that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages,
as compared with non-calorically sweetened beverages, results in greater weight gain
and increases in body mass index. Consuming too many sugary drinks can also cause
tooth decay. In light of these findings, SACN recommended that the consumption of
sugar-sweetened beverages (for example, sugary fizzy drinks, soft drinks and squash)
should be minimised by both children and adults.</p><p> </p><p>Key measures in our
world-leading childhood obesity plan, launched in August 2016, include the soft drinks
industry levy and sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme, which will encourage
the food and drink industry to reduce the amount of sugar in products popular with
children, including energy drinks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor
the situation and any new emerging scientific evidence on the consumption of energy
drinks.</p><p> </p><p>“Carbohydrates and Health” is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-carbohydrates-and-health-report"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-carbohydrates-and-health-report</a></p>
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