Are energy drinks making you sick?
Health News DigestPosted: October 8th, 2008 by Steve Trinward
Author: Jackie Silver
“It’s all over the news: there’s so much caffeine in some energy drinks that they can actually be dangerous to your health. According to research conducted by Roland Griffiths, PhD from Johns Hopkins University Hospital and published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, some energy drinks contain as much caffeine as 14 cans of Coca-Cola. Scientists and researchers are recommending that energy drinks contain a warning label because caffeine intoxication is a very real medical concern. Symptoms include anxiety, rapid heart rate, insomnia, nervousness and more. So what can you do to increase your energy levels without downing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coke?” (10/06/08)