Risk from energy drinks with children

A recent report by US medical doctors warns that drinking plenty of energy drinks can jeopardize the health of children and underage adults.

The report, published in the American Journal of Pediatrics , said caffeine or similar stimulants in energy drinks can increase heart rate, increase seizures, stroke and even sudden death. . Scientists have collected data from the government, scientific studies on the effects of energy drinks on health.

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According to the Associated Press , the team gave evidence of Dakota Sailor's case, an 18-year-old student in Missouri. Sailor had seizures and had to be hospitalized for emergency after drinking two cans of energy drinks.

Later, doctors diagnosed that substances such as caffeine could be the cause of this 18-year-old student with a stroke. Sailor said, he often drinks 4 - 5 cans of energy drinks every day.

The report said that some energy drinks contain 4-5 times more caffeine than caffeine in sodas.

Dr. Steven Lipshultz, Dean of the Department of Pediatrics at Miami University (USA) and head of the study, wanted the pediatrician to warn parents about the harmful effects of giving children plenty of energy drinks and guide them on how to use this drink.

The report also said that energy drinks containing substances like caffeine have a boost in flexibility, but they can cause other side effects such as nausea and diarrhea. Therefore, experts believe that every energy drink product should be printed with this warning on packaging like alcohol and cigarettes.

From October to December 2010, the Association of American Toxic Control Centers (AAPCC) reported that 677 cases across the United States had side effects when drinking too much energy drinks. Meanwhile, this number from the beginning of 2011 to now is 331 cases.

For the most part, the cases of side effects from energy drinks in the United States in 2011 were children and adolescents. Specifically, ¼ of the cases were found to be children under 6 years old.