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RE: Did a 16 year old Really Die from a Caffeine Overdose?
Too many years doing wheel watch NOT to drink coffee. Tea is but an emergency ration. These energy drinks spoken about in the article are DANGEROUS.
While I have no doubt there can be some long term effects from high amounts of caffeine, I agree that the energy drinks are way more of a concern, especially with more immediate reactions like what I'm assuming affected the kid in this story. I was rather shocked that their not regulated at all, don't have to label what they include, or have any testing that what labeling is provided is actually accurate.
The other piece that I didn't really mention, was that energy drinks are mainly marketed to teens, boys in particular. Not only are they often smaller and sometimes still developing, they also tend to be a little more 'extreme' with their behavior. Sure...why not take 12 five hour energy shots, lol.