ENERGY DRINKS ARE ONE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING
BEVERAGES NATIONWIDE.
BUT RECENT MEDICAL CASES HAVE
CAUSED THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION TO QUESTION THEIR
SAFETY.
NEWS 10'S MICHAEL CLOUSE TAKES A
LOOK AT WHAT MAKES
THESE DRINKS SO DANGEROUS.
" THEY'VE BECOME THE DRINK OF
CHOICE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES .. COMING IN ALL COLORS..
AND SIZES.
BUT IS WHAT'S INSIDE THE CANS
CAUSE FOR CONCERN?
IN THE PAST YEAR .. THE COMPANY
THAT MONSTER ENERGY
HAS BEEN CITED IN THE DEATHS OF
FIVE PEOPLE.
IN ADDITION.. JUST THREE YEARS
AGO.. OVER 13 THOUSAND
EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE
CAUSED BY ENERGY
BEVERAGES. THE ISSUE LIES WITH
THE
AMOUNT OF CAFFIENE.. A SUBSTANCE
THAT TAKES AFFECT
JUST 5 MINUTES AFTER CONSUMED.
IF SOMEONE TAKES TOO
MUCH.. IT CAN CAUSE HEART
PROBLEMS.. INCLUDING
CARDIAC ARHYTHMIA. "BEFORE
ENERGY DRINKS, WHEN
PEOPLE WERE TIRED THEY'RE COME
GET A CUP OF COFFEE OR
COME OVER TO THE VENDING MACHINE
AND GET A CAN OF SODA.
BUT BY COMPARISON, A CAN OF SODA
HAS BETWEEN 25 AND
70 MILIGRAMS OF CAFFIENE; AN
ENERGY DRINK HAS TWO, THREE,
OR EVEN FOUR TIMES THAT AMOUNT.
WHILE SODA COMPANIES ARE
REQUIRED TO PUT THE AMOUNT OF
CAFFIENE ON THE CAN.. ENERGY
DRINK COMPANIES ARE NOT.
THIS IS BECAUSE MANY PRODUCTS
ARE LISTED AS DIETARY
SUPPLEMENTS. THIS CAN KEEP
INDIVIDUALS
FROM KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT
THEY'RE DRINKING.
ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM IS COMBINING
ENERGY DRINKS
WITH OTHER BEVERAGES. ABOUT
HALF OF THE EMERGENCY
ROOM VISITS INVOLVING ENERGY
DRINKS ALSO INVOLVED
DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. A MIX THAT
CAN BE VERY RISKY.
SO WHILE THE DRINKS CAN PROVIDE
A QUICK DOSE OF ENERGY
.. IF NOT CONSUMED PROPERLY..
THEY CAN BE
DANGEROUS. IN TERRE HAUTE..
MICHAEL CLOUSE..
NEWS 10. "
SALES OF MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS
HAVE TRIPLED SINCE 2006.
[B13]TEASE 1 (HURRICANE
SANDY)-VO
BRACING FOR THE STORM.
