SYDNEY:IF ALL THAT
THANKSGIVING FOOD IS SLOWING
YOU DOWN AND YOU NEED A LITTLE
BOOST SOME OF US MAY REACH FOR
AN ENERGY DRINK. BUT LISTEN TO
THIS FIRST.A NEW STUDY OF
HEALTHY, YOUNG ADULTS FINDS
WHAT JUST ONE ENERGY DRINK CAN
DO TO YOUR BODY.HERE'S WHAT
HAPPENED.44 NON-SMOKING,
HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS ALL IN
THEIR 20'S WERE PART OF THE
STUDY. DOCTORS MEASURED HOW
WELL THEIR BLOOD VESSELS
FUNCTION BEFORE AN ENERGY
DRINK--IT WAS AT A HEALTHY
LEVEL.BUT CHECK OUT WHAT
HAPPENED JUST 90 MINUTES AFTER
EACH ONE DRANK A 24 OUNCE
ENERGY DRINK, THEIR BLOOD
VESSELS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPACTED.KXAN'S SALLY
HERNANDEZ TALKED TO A DOCTOR
ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOUR
HEALTH.SALLY ASKS:DR. WHAT DID
YOU FIRST THINK OF THIS STUDY
AND THE IMPACT IT COULD HAVE
ON YOUR BLOOD VESSELS? .. ONE
ENERGY DRINK.. DR. MONTELEONE
SAYS: IT'S QUITE STRIKING THAT
ONE ENERGY DRINK ON ONE PERSON
CAN HAVE THAT DRAMATIC OF AN
IMPACT AND THE QUESTION THAT
ARISES FROM THAT IS WHAT
REALLY WOULD BE THE LONG TERM
AFFECTS OF THAT IF SOMEONE IS
TAKING THAT ONE ENERGY DRINK A
DAY MULTIPLE DAYS, FOR YEARS
IF NOT DECADES. WHAT ARE
SEEING COMING DOWN THE LINE
FROM THAT. 57SALLY: TALK TO ME
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THAT IS
SO DANGEROUSDR. MONTELEONE:
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE
ARTERIES CAN RELAX NORMALLY
AND AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO A
ENERGY DRINK 90MINUTES LATER
WE ARE NO LONGER SEEING THAT
NORMAL FLOW MEDIATED
RELAXATION. THAT'S A SHORT
TERM MARKER FOR THE OVERALL
HEALTH OF THE VESSEL. DR.
MONTELEONE SAYS: WHEN SOMEONE
HAS A HEART ATTACK WHAT THAT
IS IS IT'S LIMITATION OF BLOOD
FLOW GETTING TO THE ARTERIES
PARTICULARLY THE ARTERIES IN
THE MUSCLE TO THE HEART. 10 57
01DR. MONTELEONE SAYS: THIS IS
A SIGNAL THAT THE ENERGY
DRINKS MANY OF US ARE USING
AND TAKING MAY HAVE SOME
NEGATIVE AFFECTS AND WE ARE
GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO IT
AND FINDING OUT MORE AND MORE
AS WE GO. A GENERAL PIECE OF
ADVICE IS EVERYTHING IN
MODERATION IS A GOOD IDEA.".
SYDNEY: THE STUDY WAS
CONDUCTED BY HOUSTON
RESEARCHERS AT THE MCGOVERN
MEDICAL SCHOOL AT UTHEALTH AND
PRESENTED TO THE AMERICAN
HEART ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO.
DOCTORS SAY AS ENERGY DRINKS
BECOME MORE POPULAR.. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO STUDY THEIR
EFFECT ON HEART HEALTH AND
SUGGEST EVEN MORE STUDIES TO
