Caffeine Poisoning - Energy Drinks

I don't know about you but the new drinks on the market scare me. The Red Bull, Rock Star and all the others.

I have heard about kids getting sick on them and overdosing.

Last night on our local news station they did a report on them.

Here is the link to check it out: KOCO.com

In case the link doesn't work:

http://www.koco.com/video/18144972/index.html

Even if you don't go to the link you might look into the contents on the cans and stuff. Watch your teens and make sure they are drinking something else instead of the boost drinks.

Some drinks have over 500 milligrams of caffeine that is the same amount of drinking one 12 pk. of coke in one can.

I got this list off the KOCO site. - (http://www.koco.com/asseenon5/18052060/detail.html)

• Wired X505 (24 ounces): 505 mg of caffeine
• Fixx (20 ounces): 500 mg
• BooKoo Energy (24 ounces): 360 mg
• Redline Power Rush (high concentration energy drink- 2.5 ounces): 350 mg
• Redline RTD (8 ounces): 250 mg
• No Fear (16 ounces): 174 mg
• Monster (16 ounces): 160 mg
• Rockstar (16 ounces): 160 mg
• Full Throttle (16 ounces): 144
• Red Bull (8.3 ounces): 80 mg

Can you imagine.

Here is what regular coke has:

• Coca-Cola Classic (12 ounces): 34.5 mg caffeine
• Pepsi Cola (12 ounces): 38 mg
• Dr. Pepper (12 ounces): 41 mg
• Mountain Dew (12 ounces): 54 mg