Even energy drinks containing no alcohol, like Red Bull, may pose a significant threat to the people who use them, according to researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Of particular concern are the beverages’ effects on the heart and their link to excessive drinking and drug use.
“If children aren’t used to having caffeine, that can start to affect their heart rate,” nutritionist and registered dietician Megan Fendt of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York told AOL Health. “It’s usually a short-term effect of either a heart palpitation or an abnormal heart rate.”
The JAMA report recommends an immediate crackdown involving consumers, health-care providers, the Food and Drug Administration and drink manufacturers.
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