The Effect of Energy Drinks Consumption on Acute Physiological and Psychological Responses of Israeli Arab Adolescents

Quasi-experiment and Cross-sectional study, six-arm design protocol will be carried out. The study will be conducted under the Declaration of Helsinki. The current study will assess the effects of EDs consumption on the physiological and psychological responses of Israeli Arab adolescents. These effects will also be examined in association with the adolescent's plasma metabolite profiles. The study has five specific aims: (1) to assess the effects of ED consumption with or without a meal, on Israeli Arab adolescents glucose levels by using mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT) (2) to assess the effect of ED consumption with or without a meal on their blood pressure (3) to evaluate the association between ED consumption per day by the Israeli Arab adolescents and their nutritional status and habits (4) to examine for possible associations between Israeli Arab adolescents psychological status (i.e. mood and anxiety) and ED consumption per day (5) to examine for possible associations between ED and caffeine consumption and plasma metabolite profiles and, the subject's psychological status.