The energy drinks may not be safe for kids, reported the journal Pediatrics. The earlier surveys and researchers were evaluated by the study to reach at the conclusion that energy drinks frequently contain irrationally greater levels of caffeine which could be dangerous for kids.
The study researchers noted that about one third of kids aged between twelve and fourteen often drinks these caffeinated drinks. The energy beverages are frequently laden with sugar and other preservatives separately caffeine. There were nearly five thousand and five hundred cases of caffeine overdoses in 2007 and nearly fifty percent among those were kids younger than nineteen years.
The energy drinks may contain higher levels of caffeine than what is printed on the label. It is also indicated that some manufacturers add cocoa and guarana which already contain some caffeine. Another study conducted in 2007 had shown that energy drinks raised heart rate and blood pressure and should not be consumed by people with heart problems.
According to study author Steven Lipshultz, a professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics from the University Of Miami School Of Medcine, pediatricians should be aware of the potential effects of energy drinks. Observation on toxicity needs to be better and that sales and consumption of energy-drink ought to be regulated based on an appropriate assessment of the safety of energy drinks.
The kids, who already suffering medical complications, such as kidney, liver and heart disease are more prone to have reactions such as cardiac arrest or sudden seizures, heart palpitations.