CHOICE TO USE IT.
THE DEBATE OVER HOW SAFE THOSE
POPULAR ENERGY DRINKS ARE
LOOKS TO BE HEADED TO COURT..
WHILE THE F-D-A INVESTIGATES
HOW MUCH CAFFEINE IS TOO MUCH
CAFFEINE.
THE F-D-A'S DECISION TO
INVESTIGATE MONSTER ENERGY
DRINKS IS BASED PARTLY ON THE
DEATH OF 14-YEAR-OLD ANAIS
FOURNIER.SHE WENT INTO A COMA
AFTER DRINKING TWO LARGE CANS
OF MONSTER ENERGY... AND DIED
A FEW DAYS LATER. THE OFFICIAL
CAUSE OF DEATH WAS CARDIAC
ARRHYTHMIA DUE TO CAFFEINE
TOXICITY. SHE HAD A HEART
CONDITION, BUT THAT WAS NOT
REFERENCED IN THE DEATH
REPORT.
DOCTOR NAGIB CHALFOUN () IS AN
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST WITH
SPECTRUM HEALTH'S
CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES... AND
SPECIALIZES IN ABNORMAL HEART
RHYTHMS.
+ CAN ENERGY DRINKS LEAD TO
ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHMS?+ A
16-OUNCE REGULAR MONSTER DRINK
HAS 160 MILLIGRAMS OF
CAFFEINE. IS THAT HIGH ENOUGH
TO HAVE SERIOUS
EFFECTS?+ CONSUMING TOO
EFFECTS?
+ CONSUMING TOO MUCH CAFFEINE
OR ENERGY BEVERAGES IS NOT
JUST AN ISSUE FOR TEENS OR
YOUNG PEOPLE...
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