Consumption of energy drinks

Consumption of energy drinks has increased significantly in recent years. Young people in particular consume large amounts of energy drinks.

  • The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has investigated the frequency and amounts of energy drink consumption, as well as caffeine intake, among 12–20-year-olds as part of the Youth Nutrition Survey.
  • Data on young people’s energy drink consumption can also be examined, for example, through school health surveys available via THL’s reporting service (in Finnish).
  • The Nordic lifestyle study NORMO 2025 reports that energy drink consumption among young adults has doubled over the past ten years. The study included Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Denmark.

Older data:

  • The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a report on energy drink consumption in the EU in 2013
  • A Nordic risk assessment of children’s and adolescents’ exposure to caffeine was conducted in 2008.
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