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AGUILAR SALAZAR, Franco Alexsis  y  AGUILAR TICONA, Juan Pablo. Efecto del Consumo Excesivo de las Bebidas Energizantes sobre el Peso y Talla en Conejos. SCIENTIFICA [online]. 2011, vol.9, n.1, pp. 11-14. ISSN 1813-0054.

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the effect of excessive consumption of energy drinks on the weight, height and weight of organs: kidneys, heart, and liver in rabbits. Design: Experimental Transversal. Place: UMSA medical school, La Paz Participants: Nine rabbits. Interventions: Rabbits were divided into threc groups. A single dose of energy drink was administrated every day over a period of 30 days. The amount of initial doses: group 1 (1 mi), group 2 (0.5 mi), group 3 (control). The amount of final doses: group I (6 mi), group 2 (3 mi), group 3 (control). Weight and height were taken first and last. At the end were dissected the kidneys, heart and liver for subsequent making weight. Results: The higher dose group had a weight gain (12.38%), height (13.55%), had a percentage increase in weight of organs: kidneys (1.02%), heart (0.57%), and liver (4.49%). Conclusions: The increase in weight and height is contradictory in the three groups. Red bull drink increases liver weight to almost 5% compared to the weight of the rabbit with a month of Red bull drink administration in gradually increased doses. The increased weight of the kidneys and heart is not significant.

Palabras llave : Energy drink; overdose; weight; height.