MUCH CAFFEINE THEY CONTAIN.
THE INVESTIGATION COMES AFTER
CLAIMS THAT THIS DRINK CAUSED
THE DEATHS OF FIVE PEOPLE. THE
MOST RECENT CASE, A 14-YEAR-OLD
MARYLAND GIRL WHOSE PARENTS SAY
DIED AFTER DRINKING TWO CANS IN
24 HOURS.
IT'S A 16 OUNCE DRINK THAT PACKS
A PUNCH AND IS BECOMING
INCREASINGLY POPULAR. ITS BOTTOM
LINE, MORE ENERGY AND FEWER
CALORIES.
I'M IN COLLEGE, I THINK THERE
ARE DEFINITELY SOME TIMES WHEN
THEY THINK THEY NEED TO STAY UP
LATER THEY'LL USE THEM TO BE
ABLE TO DO WORK MORE. BUT NEW
REPORTS CLAIM THE DRINKS ARE
PROVIDING MORE THAN JUST A JOLT
OF ENERGY. THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION IS NOW
INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE
CAFFEINE AMOUNTS IN THE ENERGY
DRINK CAN HURT YOUR HEART. LAST
WEEK, A MARYLAND FAMILY FILED A
LAWSUIT AGAINST THE MAKERS OF
MONSTER, SAYING THE CAFFEINE IN
THE DRINK LED TO THE DEATH OF
THEIR 14- YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE
CONTROLLED TO THE POINT WHERE
YOU CAN LIMIT PEOPLE'S INTAKE OF
REALLY ANYTHING. BUT I DO
BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
HELP PROTECT PEOPLE OR AT LEAST
MAKE THEM AWARE.
THE CDC SAYS ENERGY DRINKS ARE
VERY POPULAR AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
AND ARE CONSUMED BY AT LEAST A
THIRD OF 12-24-YEAR-OLDS. THESE
THREE DRINKS ARE ALL 16 OUNCES,
THE SODA HAS 45MG OF CAFFEINE.
THIS ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK,
SEVEN TIMES MORE THE AMOUNT OF
CAFFEINE, AND THIS MONSTER DRINK
DOESN'T EVEN SPECIFY HOW MUCH
CAFFEINE IS IN IT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE PLACE OF
THE GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE HOW
MUCH CAFFEINE WE CAN CONSUME,
HOW MUCH SUGAR WE CAN CONSUME. I
THINK THAT'S PERSONAL LIBERTY OF
SOMEONE.
THE F-D-A DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE IN
THE REPORTS, BUT SAID THE CLAIMS
DON'T PROVE THAT THE DRINKS
CAUSED THESE DEATHS. LIVE IN
NORTHAMPTON, ANARIDIS RODRIGUEZ,
