Energy drinks are beverages that contain caffeine and are marketed to improve energy and performance, but are they really good for children? Using the article entitled “Health Effects of Energy Drinks for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults” by authors from the Department of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Integrative Medicine Program say that a very trustworthy account of what caffeine does to the human body. The dangers of the drug and the effects that it has on different age groups. A scholarly article used for research there is very little room for opinion. Concerns have been expressed regarding the potential for caffeinated energy drinks to negatively affect mental health, and particularly …show more content…
Several countries and states have debated or restricted their sales and advertising.” Being that this article is just shy of ten years old and the data numbers of adolescents consuming more and more of these drinks every day. Over this three year study and information from the toxicology reports from Poison Control they have a very trustworthy account of what is happening when children are consuming energy drinks. Other countries including Uruguay, Tukey, and Australia to name a few, have a ban on all energy drinks in their country. Countries like Norway only sell them in the pharmacy department, and Canada only adds strict labels to their products. Someone one has the initials “M.D” behind their name we give them a lot of trust on what they have to say. We know that they have gone through years of schooling and even passed their state boards to be classified as a medical doctor. When sitting in our own doctor’s office, we listen to what they have to say with the same trust as if we read something that they have