Drinking energy drinks before conceiving could be linked to high blood pressure while pregnant

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Women who drink energy drinks in the lead-up to becoming pregnant could be more likely to have high blood pressure during pregnancy, according to international researchers who used data from two different long-term health studies. Both studies included data on energy drink intake, and the researchers compared this to a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, gestational high blood pressure and preterm birth. The researchers say of all the outcomes they looked at, only high blood pressure was associated with energy drink consumption, and the association was only found among participants from one of the studies used. The researchers say this means their findings should be interpreted with caution especially because energy drink consumption was relatively low among participants, however, more research should be done on the potential risks of energy drinks.