Perception of Iztacala FES students about the effects of consuming energy drinks
Energy drinks have focused theiradvertisements on people who wish to remainawake longer. They do so with such slogans as“a shot of energy,” “gives you wings,” and “forthe one who wants more.” The makers of thesedrinks have released little information regardingthe physiological effects of these produ...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Cuidarte ?El arte del cuidado? |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/69122 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/cuidarte/article/view/69122 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | consumption effects energy drink perception consumo efectos bebida energizante percepción |
| Sumario: | Energy drinks have focused theiradvertisements on people who wish to remainawake longer. They do so with such slogans as“a shot of energy,” “gives you wings,” and “forthe one who wants more.” The makers of thesedrinks have released little information regardingthe physiological effects of these products, whichinclude components such as caffeine, taurine, andginseng. The purpose of this study is to see howundergraduate students with health-related majorsenrolled at the Iztacala Faculty of Superior Studies(FES Iztacala) perceive the consumption of energydrinks.To this aim, a qualitative study was conductedbased on an interpretive phenomenological method.The technique used was that of the semi-structuredinterview consisting of a conversation amongequals, “repeated face-to-face meetings between theresearcher and the informers.” Five students fromthe health field were interviewed. Per Krueger’sproposal (1997), the study aimed to determine whichsymptoms subjects developed after consumingenergy drinks as well as their knowledge as to thehealth consequences of consuming these drinks.Three components of the students’ perceptionswere studied: their opinions of the drinks, theirknowledge of the beverages’ health consequences,and the period of time over which students had beenconsuming the drinks. The most common symptomswere anxiety, insomnia, tachycardia, and—in moresevere cases—addiction. |
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