Energy Drinks and Bars
Nutrition for Family Living: Energy Drinks, Sports Drinks, And Other Functional/Enhanced Beverages Are Often A Waste Of Money (PDF | 73 KB)University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension. Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program. Family Living Programs.
Article looks at nutritional claims of energy drinks and compares various beverage costs in 2008. Concluding implications for extension educators are provided.
Questions and Answers About Energy Drinks and Health
International Food and Information Council.
Fact sheet answers common questions about energy drinks, including listing the most common ingredients found in energy drinks and what they do, and how to determine the total caffeine content of an energy drink.
Functional Beverages
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly American Dietetic Association).
Position paper defines energy drinks and vitamin water as "functional beverages". Nutritional claims and health concerns of these beverages are discussed. Paper provides advice for consumers and opportunities for dietetics professionals and health educators.
Nutrition and Health Info Sheet: Energy Drinks (PDF | 157 KB)University of California, Davis Cooperative Extension.
Fact sheet uses scientific evidence to evaluate functional claims made by energy drinks by looking at their main ingredients. Also assesses safety and potential effects of energy drink consumption using scientific research. Alternate version (PDF 219 KB) also available.
Energy Drinks: The Fads and the FactsInternational Food and Information Council.
Article discusses issues surrounding energy drinks including consumption patterns (including consumption by children and teens), safety, caffeine content, benefits and adverse affects, and use as a weight loss tool.
Sports Drinks, Gels and Bars (PDF | 3.42 KB)Washington State Dairy Council.
Fact sheet summarizes what to look for when choosing to consume sports drinks, sports gels, and energy bars. Also provides pros and cons of each.
Energy Drinks and Food Bars: Power or Hype?The Nemours Foundation. TeensHealth.
Web site helps teenagers understand the downside of energy drinks and nutrition bars.