READ MORE:Under-16s could be barred from buying 'dangerously' high-caffeine energy drinks if Labour are elected in July.
Many supermarket chains across the country have already voluntarily introduced a ban on selling energy drinks to under-16s, although some smaller retailers such as corner shops are yet to follow suit. But Sir Keir Starmer would make the ban mandatory should his party triumph at the General Election While this spike in blood pressure is temporary, the NHS warns that drinking more than four cups of coffee per day, about 400mg of caffeine, may increase your blood pressure in the long run.Advertisement High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is known risk factor for multiple serious cardiovascular emergencies including heart attacks and strokes.
Shops will be required to check people's ID if they believe they could be under age in the same way as they currently do with sales of alcohol and tobacco.Sir Keir said: 'The sale of dangerously high caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 is not justifiable or acceptable and we'll stop it.'No more dither and delay, the time has come for change with Labour.
Studies have also shown the caffeine in energy drinks can help disrupt the heart's electrical system which increases the risk of abnormal heart rhythms, known as arrhythmia. Last May, a child suffered a 'cardiac episode' and needed their stomach pumped after drinking Prime Energy, leading a school to issue a warning to parents about the drink's 'harmful effects'.
The NHS recommends adults consume only 30g of free sugars a day meaning some energy drinks can account for over 90 per cent of a person's daily sugar intake. Piling on the pounds has been linked to at least 13 types of cancer and is the second biggest cause of the disease in the UK, according to Cancer Research UK.
This can then cause an inflammation spike in these areas which causes cells to divide quicker, again increasing the risk of cancer forming.This, again, can also make cells, this time in the womb and breast, divide more often and increasing the risk of cancer in these areas.