Health News from Medical News Today: Energy Drinks Contain Substances That Can Harm Sporty Children

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Energy Drinks Contain Substances That Can Harm Sporty Children 30 May 2011, 4:00 pm In the majority of cases, an exercising child needs to drink to rehydrate, and there is nothing better than water for that. Energy drinks contain a lot of caffeine, which if taken in large amounts can be dangerous for a child, experts have written in the journal Pediatrics. Energy and sports drinks are aggressively marketed at children and teenagers. According to a clinical report issued by AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) which looks at the ingredients of sports and energy drinks, there is a great deal of confusion and misuse of these products... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.