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Toxicity of energy drinks.

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Although prior studies have examined the effects of caffeine in adolescents, energy drinks should be considered a novel exposure and urgent research on the safety of energy drink use in children and adolescents is mandates.
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Purpose of review‘Energy drinks’, ‘energy shots’ and other energy products have exploded in popularity in the past several years; however, their use is not without risk. Caffeine is the main active ingredient in energy drinks, and excessive consumption may acutely cause caffeine intoxication, result

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