Poison control data show energy drinks and young kids don't mix
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 05:00
in Health & Medicine
More than 40 percent of reports to the National Poison Data System for 'energy drink exposure' in a three-year span involved children under age 6. The effects of energy drinks in the reported cases included abnormal heart rhythms and seizures. Researchers call for better labeling of energy drink's high caffeine content and subsequent health consequences.