Report: 18% of UK Kids 10 and Under Drink Energy Drinks
A new report reveals that a shocking number of kids – including very young children – are drinking energy drinks. The report includes recommendations to help curb this disturbing trend.
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Double Edged Sword Of Energy Drinks + Booze
According to research just published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, alcohol consumed with energy drinks may provide a double-edged effect: The increased stimulation from energy drinks may negate some intoxication-related side effects by increasing alertness. However, it could also lead to negative side effects associated with overstimulation.
5 Natural Energy Drink Alternatives
As if you needed yet another reason to skip the Red Bull, a study in General Dentistry points to energy drinks as a major culprit in tooth enamel loss.
Feds Looking to Outlaw Alcoholic Energy Drinks
The Federal government is looking to ban alcoholic energy drinks on the assumption that the FDA will find that caffeine is an unsafe additive to alcohol.
Nutrition Labeling of Beer, Wine and Spirits
Why all of the confusion with labeling alcohol bottle? Why there not a standardized labeling for all consumables? I probably wouldn’t look, because I wouldn’t want to know, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t have the ability to know…
POM Gets Spanked by the FTC
POM Wonderful has been called out by the Federal Trade Commission to stop claiming that pomegranate products can cure, prevent or treat any disease until approved by the FDA.
Brew Review: Mateveza Organic Black Lager
Why haven’t natural “energy + alcohol” products received more attention? One of the trends that has bothered me most over the last few years is the massive profusion of outrageously-flavored artificial-ingredient-packed energy drinks — even among responsible, generally-sustainability-aware young adults.
BPA Found in Canned Soft Drinks
In case you needed yet another reason to avoid sodas, a Canadian study found Bisphenol A in canned sodapop and energy drinks.