[NEohioPAL] **Health Tip for the Day**

[Edward Niam]

Study calls energy drinks risky for youth 
MIAMI (UPI) -- Caffeine- and sugar-laced energy drinks can be dangerous for
young people, pediatricians said Monday. 

The study by the University of Miami School of Medicine was published Monday
in the online version of the American Academy of Pediatrics' journal, The
Miami Herald reported. 

It states the drinks "have no therapeutic benefit, and many ingredients are
understudied and not regulated." 

Dr. Steven Lipshultz, a co-author, said the drinks are especially unsafe for
children with diabetes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and
undiagnosed heart problems. 

"Kids with diabetes are not really counseled about what's in these drinks,
and they could end up with very serious problems from sugar and caffeine,"
he said. 

For rehydration after physical exertion, Lipshultz said, "drinks like
Gatorade are probably OK. It's not clear that parents or children
differentiate between Gatorade and energy drinks like Red Bull." 

An 8-ounce can of Rockstar has twice the caffeine of a 14-ounce bottle of
Coca-Cola, he said. 

Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy for the American
Beverage Association, responded by saying the pediatricians' stance "does
nothing more than perpetuate misinformation about energy drinks, their
ingredients and the regulatory process." 

Copyright 2011 by United Press International



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