Some doctors are getting worried about the total amount of caffeine we are beginning to drink. I think that is an interesting and worthwhile concern to have. I mean I don't worry about most energy drinks because they are only a bit stronger than coffee, but when you start drinking multiple drinks a day or coffee and energy drinks the total caffeine count can add up quickly it would probably be a good think to start to study a little more.

From the article:
Hawk may sound like an anomaly, but she isn't. Overworked and sleep-deprived Americans young and old so crave a buzz these days that even alcoholic drinks come loaded with caffeine, and doctors are getting worried. In the past three years alone, the number of 18-to-24-year-olds who drink coffee daily has doubled, from 16 percent to 31 percent-and some of them go on to pop prescription stimulants such as Adderall or Ritalin for late-night study sessions. Energy drinks like Red Bull and Cocaine, with several times the buzz of a can of Coke, have mushroomed into a $3.5 billion-a-year industry...
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Posted by at April 16, 2007 1:47 AM