Modern approaches to the study of energy drinks

Problems related to the use of energy drinks are widely discussed both in scientific community and among decision makers. Nowadays use of energy drinks has a marginal position between the use of drugs which is relatively well regulated by the government and the use of soft drinks which is regarded as a normative behavior. The article contains the review of scientific publications describing modern approaches to the study of determination and consequences of energy drinks use. 30 empirical scientific publications issued in the period from 2015 to 2017 are analyzed. One of the important conclusions is that researches are mainly quantitative and are not based on specific theoretical models. Use of energy drinks is considered in the scientific community mostly within the contexts of addictive behavior, public health, risky behavior and microsocial influences.