The House of Representatives in Nigeria on Tuesday
moved to ban the importation and sale of caffeinated drinks, popularly
known as ‘energy drinks’, in the country.
It directed its Joint Committee on
Health/Commerce to investigate the importation and distribution of the
drinks, following amotion sponsored by a member, Mr. Yacoob
Bush-Alebiosu.
Bush-Alebiosu said the consumption of the drinks had “life-threatening effects on blood pressure, heart and brain function.”
He expressed concern that the drinks
were first choice beverages among young people, especially on campuses,
bars, clubs and social functions across the country.
Bush-Alebiosu added that many brands of
the drinks had flooded the country, as consumers were also mixing them
with alcoholic drinks.
He said, “These drinks are being mixed
with alcoholic drinks and become more deadly as they tend to mask the
level of intoxication already settled in the bodies of the consumers of
this mixture, thereby allowing young adults to consume much more alcohol
than normal, which often times lead to young people passing out after
such in-take and also an increase in road accidents involving such
people.”
The lawmaker listed Germany, Norway,
France and Denmark among some of the countries that had banned the sale
of the drinks in their jurisdiction “as a result of health risks caused
by the consumption of energy drinks, including reported cases of
deaths.”
According to him, research conducted by
the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adeliade Hospital and
Adeliade University in Southern Australia revealss a link between
students consuming a particular brand of energy drink and the unstable
state of their hearts.
Bush-Alebiosu said, “Other studies have
revealed that the consumption of energy drink causes the heart to stop
functioning at intervals and that the consumption of a 250ml can of
energy drink can lead to blood clotting, which is highly fatal.”
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