Safety concerns regarding energy drinks prompt warnings and guideline recommendations from exercise science experts

Natural News: While adults rely on energy drinks to keep them going for school or work all-nighters, it might be wise to forbid your kids to drink them, at least until they’re much older.

Last month, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) released an official statement regarding energy drinks which was published in the college’s clinical review journal, Current Sports Medicine Reports.

The statement, titled: Energy Drinks: A Contemporary Issues Paper, includes “helpful guidance and warnings regarding these beverages because of the dangers they present to at-risk populations.”

These include children who can suffer from health conditions if they over-indulge in energy drinks. The irony is younger consumers are often the target of marketing efforts for these products....read more>>>...