A NEW REPORT SHOWS THE ENERGY
DRINK, 5- HOUR ENERGY, HAS BEEN
CITED IN SEVERAL DEATHS WITHIN
THE LAST FOUR YEARS. 22NEWS
REPORTER JACKIE BROUSSEAU TAKES
A LOOK AT WHETHER PEOPLE WHO
TAKE THE DRINK ON A REGULAR
BASIS SHOULD BE CONCERNED.
NOEL MERCADO TAKES 5-HOUR ENERGY
TO KEEP HIMSELF GOING.
IT JUST GIVES YOU A LOT OF
ENERGY AND IT WORKS, IT WORKS
FOR ME. BUT A NEW REPORT BY THE
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINSTRATION
SHEDS LIGHT ON THE POSSIBLE
DANGEROUS SIDE OF ENERGY DRINKS.
THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS THAT
THE FDA HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF
13 DEATHS IN FOUR YEARS WITH A
POTENTIAL LINK TO 5- HOUR
ENERGY.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT WE
DON'T REALLY KNOW. THE
MANUFACTURERS AREN'T LISTING ON
THE BOTTLE HOW MUCH CAFFEINE IS
IN THESE DRINKS. BUT EVEN THOUGH
THE INGREDIENT AMOUNTS AREN'T
LISTED, THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS
TO CONSIDER WHEN TAKING ENERGY
DRINKS.
YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT IS A
PERSON DOING OUTSIDE THIS
DRINK. ARE THEY MIXING IT WITH
ALCHOHOL? ARE THEY GOING ON AN
ATHLETIC SPURGE AND BEING
DEHYDRATED? OR ARE THEY YOUNG?
ARE THEY 10- AND 12 YEARS OLD
AND THEIR BODY CAN'T TOLERATE
2-3 DRINKS AT A TIME? THE
POTENTIALLY DEADLY LINK IS
MAKING USERS, LIKE JESSICA
WELLS, WHO HAS TAKEN 5-HOUR
ENERGY FOR AN EXTRA
KICK...RECONSIDER.
I PROBABLY WON'T TAKE THEM
ANYMORE ACTUALLY. REGULATING
THE DRINKS COULD BE
DIFFICULT...SINCE 5-HOUR ENERGY
IS LISTED AS A DIETARY
SUPPLEMENT WHICH HAVE DIFFERENT
INGREDIENT RULES. BUT THIS
