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Miami Herald-Jul 21, 2017 - Energy drinks don't belong in a kid's diet, experts say In April, a 16-year-old South Carolina high school student drank a McDonald’s latte, a large Mountain Dew and a 16-ounce energy drink in a span of about two hours. He passed out in art class, and by the time the dismissal bell rang at school that day, he was dead.

The official cause of Davis Cripe’s death was a caffeine-induced cardiac event, according to the coroner on the case. The caffeine in the teen’s system disrupted and ultimately stopped his heart.

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The FDA does not regulate the amount of caffeine in energy drinks, but some contain up to 300 milligrams per serving — or three times the recommended limit.

“It’s a waste of calories. There's no nutritional benefit and a large component of caffeine that children don't need,” said Dr. Annie Casta, a primary care sports medicine doctor at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. “The consensus overall is http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/article162824503.html#storylink=cpy

Yet many teens routinely reach for energy drinks, said Lucette Talamas, a dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida.

“You have to look at what’s in them. Energy drinks contain stimulants that can add to the effects of caffeine. We know these things can cause cardiac as well as neurological effects,” Talamas said. “There also are herbal ingredients that not only have not been tested on teenagers, they haven’t been tested in general. When you talk about natural extracts, it's an unregulated industry, so the word natural is deceiving.”

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