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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I'm Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Researchers think energy drinks can bring health risks linked to caffeine overdoses to kids, teens and young adults. The researchers say many energy drinks have about three times the caffeine in a cola, some have far more, and caffeine doesn't have to be listed on the label.
Their review of medical literature links energy drinks to conditions such as seizures and heart problems, and says some young people are especially vulnerable. At the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, researcher Steven Lipshultz says the drinks don't help and can hurt:
``My personal feeling is that children and teenagers and young adults should be discouraged from using this.'' (6 seconds)
The study in the journal Pediatrics was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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