Study: Energy Drinks childhood serious health problems

Study: Energy Drinks childhood serious health problems

A recent scientific study released by the American Heart Association, about energy drinks cause serious health problems in children.

Study: Energy Drinks childhood serious health problems

The researchers found that 41 per cent of the five thousand calls received by the poison centers because children are under the age of six as a result of eating poisoned energy drink, or suffering from side effects such as increased heart beat abnormally.

He focused the supervisor of the study and chairman of the pediatrics department at the University, "Wayne State" America, Dr. Stephen Abhltz, the cases of children who have fallen ill from eating energy drinks, at a time when studies are considered about the effect of limited caffeine.

He told the children Abhltz intake of caffeine less than one hundred Malegrama cause negative health outcomes.

It is noteworthy that some energy drinks contain more than 300 milligrams of caffeine, which is a combination of caffeine, which is prepared in the laboratories of Pharmacy in addition to the natural flavoring. A previous study showed that the combination of caffeine may cause further health problems.

Abhltz to believe that the number of children who have suffered as a result of toxins energy drinks may increase the figure cited by the study, because the parents go directly to the emergency room, rather than call the hotline.

Medical director of the clinic of preventive cardiology at the "Emory" health care center in the US city of Atlanta, Dr. Laurence Sperling explained that these results are cause for concern, pointing to the need to assume the responsibility of parents to prevent their children's intake of energy drinks.

Drug Administration and the US Food and did not set the standard determines the amount of caffeine safe for children, but advised the American Academy of Pediatrics children not to eat any drinks containing caffeine, while a report issued by the mention that 73 per cent of children consume caffeine daily.

The study also showed that the number of children and adolescents who consume caffeine is growing rapidly.

She suggested the FDA eating healthy adults of moderate amounts of caffeine ranging between a hundred and 200 Malegrama a day, in order to avoid any serious health problems.

The researchers pointed to the need to take the necessary and imposed on manufacturers of energy drinks to include information about the amount of caffeine in the list of ingredients on packages of legal measures.

And the American Association recommended drinks need to be attached to the energy drink companies, warning about the seriousness of the energy drink to children, pregnant women and nursing mothers, and those who suffer from allergies.