Tired Teens, Energy Drinks, Lack of Sleep: An Endless Loop

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tired-teen-trap-energy-drinks-and-sleep-debt-2026a1001401?ecd=wnl_tp10_daily_261025_MSCPEDIT_etid8825125&uac=148436CN&impID=8825125 Energy drink use in teens may be a marker of sleep debt, and possibly contribute to it, according to a narrative review. The strongest evidence links energy drinks to short or poor sleep, and poor sleep to increased obesity risk. Clinicians should treat energy drink use as a cue to ask about sleep duration, caffeine timing, and daytime sleepiness. Because cutting out the drinks alone is unlikely to resolve sleep debt, counseling should also address sleep opportunity, screen habits, and physical activity.