A small town GP is leading a research trial to see if banning the sale of energy drinks to children will reduce anxiety and insomnia in the town's youth.
While many of the town's young people understand the health risks associated with energy drinks, 16-year-old Hans Bouwman said he enjoyed the flavour.Sophie Turner, also 16, said she didn't drink energy drinks and believed children didn't need that much sugar and energy.
"It's good if you're using them wisely but if you're just sitting at home drinking them, there's no health benefit to that," she said."I'm not mad about it, but I'm not super happy about it," she said.Hans Bouwman and Sophie Turner have mixed feelings about the upcoming ban.Ms Keenan said she didn't think the ban would impact greatly on her business but she would still participate in the trial if it did.
"Once a young person is in town, unless they've got their licence, so they're over 17, they really can't drive anywhere else or go anywhere else to get an energy drink," she said. "If they were in a suburb in the city that was banning energy drinks, they could easily hop on a bus and go elsewhere and grab an energy drink.
"So we're really lucky in the community that all the retailers have come on board and that we're able to contain the use of energy drinks in our community."
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