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BY COLLIN RUANE
ANCHOR JASMINE BAILEY
New findings in a study on energy drinks are
raising concerns when it comes to the safety
of those beverages.
The study from the American Academy of Pediatrics
was published in the February issue of Pediatrics
in Review.
The study found 35 percent of teens consume
energy drink which were found to cause anxiety,
high blood pressure, and even heart palpitations.
Health experts now even recommend pediatricians
discuss the possible risks of energy drinks
with their patients.
This fuels the fire in a growing fight against
energy drinks.
Alderman Ed Burke from the Chicago City Council
has proposed a ban for energy drinks that
contain 180 milligrams of caffeine.
As the Chicago Sun-Times reports, a new ban
proposal coming from Chicago was not a huge
surprise.
“...the Council has banned or proposed banning
… metal bats, outdoor cigarette and alcohol
billboards, small plastic bags, chickens,
spray paint, … french fries, trans fats,
candy-flavored cigarettes, baby bottles … and
even elephants at [the] Lincoln Park Zoo.”
And there are many risks associated with the
mixture of energy drinks and alcohol.
CBS News outlines some of the staggering findings.
“Drinking just one caffeinated beverage
mixed with alcohol can be the same as drinking
a bottle of wine and several cups of coffee.
… Other additives like sugar, ginseng and
guarana boost the caffeinated effects in the
energy drinks.”
According to USA Today, Burke says he’s
not worried about people accusing him of parenting
their children -- saying that was the exact
same argument used when smoking bans were
being debated.
