Energy drinks ‘linked to insomnia and poor sleep in young people’

Among men, having two or three drinks a week meant they were 35% more likely to have a bedtime after midnight, 52% more likely to sleep less than six hours, and 60% more likely to wake in the night than those who did not or rarely drank them. File picture

Energy drinks are linked to insomnia and poor sleep in young people, with just a few cans a week having an effect, research suggests.

Experts found that young people aged 18 to 35 who consumed the drinks every day slept around half an hour less than those drinking them occasionally or not at all.