Energy Drinks Bad Choice for Kids by Charles Bankhead

Popular energy drinks — which may contain high levels of unregulated ingredients — could pose a health risk to children, adolescents, and young adults, who consume many of the drinks sold, a review suggests.
The review found that almost half of 5,448 caffeine overdoses reported in 2007 involved people under age 19, according to Sara M. Seifert, BS, of the University of Miami, and colleagues.
Many energy drinks contain 70 to 80 mg of caffeine per 8-oz. serving — about three times the concentration in cola drinks, Seifert and co-authors noted in a special report published in the March issue of Pediatrics.

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