Ending a long debate about the safety of supplement drink, experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a recommendation that children and teens to avoid energy drinks consumption (energy drink) and only consume sports drinks to a minimum.
“Children never need energy drinks. These drinks contain caffeine and stimulants that are not nutritious content that is not necessary for children,” said Benjamin Dr.Holly Academy of Pediatrics.
Children are also considered as a group are more at risk on the existing content in energy drinks. “If the beverage is consumed regularly can cause stress on the body. It is very dangerous to the body that is still in its infancy,” he said.
The recommendations are published in the journal Pediatrics. Previous research was also done on energy drinks and sports drinks that do not contain stimulants.
The experts emphasized that water is the best drink if children feel thirsty. Sports drinks may be required by young athletes who train hard because these drinks contain sugar.
However, in children in general physical activity scale mild to moderate, sports drink it will cause obesity.
Energy drinks contain a mix of content, including vitamins and herbal extracts, unknown side effects. Benjamin said, though not much documentation about the dangers of drink, but stimulants can disturb the heart’s rhythm and trigger seizures, although rare.
Earlier also the case for the 15 years rushed to hospital because of seizures after drinking two bottles of soft drinks that contain caffeine. The boy was impaired behavior and concentration (ADHD) is a new drink that contains a stimulant ADHD medication. Additional caffeine from the drink thought to trigger seizures.
Beginning in 2011, in the journal Pediatrics also reviewed the literature on energy drinks. Mentioned in Florida found cases of seizures, delusions, heart problems, kidney and liver damage in people who drink one or more bottles of non-alcoholic energy drinks.
However, because these cases are rare and can not be concluded due to the supplement drink, at which time the researchers only recommend that supplement drink is not consumed by children, especially with certain medical conditions.
In the United States alone sales of non-alcoholic energy drinks this year is expected to reach 9 billion U.S. dollars, with half of the target market of children and adolescents.
Supplement beverage manufacturers themselves claim their products will enhance physical and mental performance. They also state the product contains only 80 mg of caffeine equivalent to a cup of coffee.
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