Energy Drinks and Their Impact on Adolescents

Adolescence is not easy for either parents or students. To successfully overcome all obstacles and difficulties during adolescence, we must first better understand the expected changes in this developmental stage, and once we understand them, we will be able to better comprehend the causes of certain behavioral patterns. Dr. Biljana Stojanović introduced our students and parents to the physiological processes characteristic of this age group, which influence the behavior and cognitive processes of adolescents that are prerequisites for any form of learning and following instruction.

It has been proven that adolescents most frequently reach for energy drinks, seeking the promised effects of prolonged alertness, increased concentration, and greater productivity. However, they know very little about the physiological processes and symptoms these beverages cause in their bodies, and they either don’t recognize them or don’t connect them to previous consumption of energy drinks. Adolescents, precisely because of the aforementioned developmental changes, namely their still incomplete development, are not able to independently care for themselves and make mature decisions, so the influence of parents and school is essential in forming healthy lifestyles and habits.

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