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Did You Know?: Caffeine Overdose from Energy Drinks?
Host: Jeremy Shere, PhD
Did you Know? is presented by Wishard Health Services, becoming Eskenazi Health in 2014.
Many energy drinks purport to be healthful by virtue of putting a pep in your step. But did you know that some energy drinks are loaded with enough caffeine to potentially harm kids who drink them?
Caffeine in energy drinks ranges from a manageable 80 milligrams per 12 ounces in a bottle of Amazon Energy Drink to 280 milligrams per 8 ounces in Cocaine Energy Drink. And according to a recent study, some energy drinks contains ingredients that bump up their caffeine content above what’s listed on the label.
Energy drinks typically don’t contain much more caffeine than any number of coffee concoctions available at Starbucks. But because energy drinks are so popular among kids and young adults, some health experts worry that the drinks may be contributing to cases of caffeine overdose among young drinkers.
And now you know.
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I’m Jeremy Shere.
Additional Resources:
- Find out more about the risks of energy drinks, from Bloomberg News.
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