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From: arthurgoogle on 25 Sep 2008 08:21 http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/09/25/Call_for_warning_labels_for_energy_drinks/UPI-73241222339074/ Call for warning labels for energy drinks Published: Sept. 25, 2008 at 6:37 AM BALTIMORE, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Caffeinated energy drinks should carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health risks, U.S. scientists suggest. Scientists at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, who have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine, report the U.S. market for energy drinks is an estimated $5.4 billion and is expanding at a rate of 55 percent annually. Advertising campaigns, which principally target teens and young adults, promote the performance-enhancing and stimulant effects of energy drinks and appear to glorify drug use, the scientists wrote in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. "The caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola, yet the caffeine amounts are often unlabeled and few include warnings about the potential health risks of caffeine intoxication," Roland Griffiths, a Johns Hopkins professor, said in a statement. Without adequate, prominent labeling; consumers most likely won't realize whether they are getting a little or a lot of caffeine, Griffiths said. Caffeine intoxication is marked by nervousness, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, gastrointestinal upset, tremors, rapid heartbeats, restlessness, pacing and, in rare cases, death, the article said. -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Mary on 25 Sep 2008 14:20 Many countries in the world are taking a close look at those energy drinks.They are not banned in Canada, but talking about putting warning signs on the bottle. Some countries are banning them which seems like a good idea from what I have read. Mary <arthurgoogle(a)anxiety-panic.com> wrote in message news:94f2f834-dc69-4eca-96a5-e429e4842302(a)p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/09/25/Call_for_warning_labels_for_energy_drinks/UPI-73241222339074/ > > Call for warning labels for energy drinks > > Published: Sept. 25, 2008 at 6:37 AM > > BALTIMORE, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Caffeinated energy drinks should carry > prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health > risks, U.S. scientists suggest. > > Scientists at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, who > have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine, report the > U.S. market for energy drinks is an estimated $5.4 billion and is > expanding at a rate of 55 percent annually. > > Advertising campaigns, which principally target teens and young > adults, promote the performance-enhancing and stimulant effects of > energy drinks and appear to glorify drug use, the scientists wrote in > the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. > > "The caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, > with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola, yet the > caffeine amounts are often unlabeled and few include warnings about > the potential health risks of caffeine intoxication," Roland > Griffiths, a Johns Hopkins professor, said in a statement. > > Without adequate, prominent labeling; consumers most likely won't > realize whether they are getting a little or a lot of caffeine, > Griffiths said. > > Caffeine intoxication is marked by nervousness, anxiety, restlessness, > insomnia, gastrointestinal upset, tremors, rapid heartbeats, > restlessness, pacing and, in rare cases, death, the article said. > > -- > ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== > Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com > The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm > ========= This notice is added to each approved article ========== > -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Tennessee Tony on 26 Sep 2008 16:47 arthurgoogle(a)anxiety-panic.com wrote: > http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/09/25/Call_for_warning_labels_for_energy_drinks/UPI-73241222339074/ > > Call for warning labels for energy drinks I've been waiting for this to happen, I think it's a good thing. > Caffeine intoxication is marked by nervousness, anxiety, restlessness, > insomnia, gastrointestinal upset, tremors, rapid heartbeats, > restlessness, pacing and, in rare cases, death, the article said. Hmmmmm. Except for death, that sounds like my average day! Tony -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: kilikini on 27 Sep 2008 05:37 Tennessee Tony wrote: > arthurgoogle(a)anxiety-panic.com wrote: >> http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/09/25/Call_for_warning_labels_for_energy_drinks/UPI-73241222339074/ >> >> Call for warning labels for energy drinks > > I've been waiting for this to happen, I think it's a good thing. > > >> Caffeine intoxication is marked by nervousness, anxiety, >> restlessness, insomnia, gastrointestinal upset, tremors, rapid >> heartbeats, restlessness, pacing and, in rare cases, death, the >> article said. > > Hmmmmm. Except for death, that sounds like my average day! > > Tony LOL, Tony! I can relate. kili -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Diane on 27 Sep 2008 15:36 "kilikini" <kilikini1(a)NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message news:gbktoo$k0$1(a)news.datemas.de... > Tennessee Tony wrote: >> arthurgoogle(a)anxiety-panic.com wrote: >>> http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/09/25/Call_for_warning_labels_for_energy_drinks/UPI-73241222339074/ >>> >>> Call for warning labels for energy drinks >> >> I've been waiting for this to happen, I think it's a good thing. >> >> >>> Caffeine intoxication is marked by nervousness, anxiety, >>> restlessness, insomnia, gastrointestinal upset, tremors, rapid >>> heartbeats, restlessness, pacing and, in rare cases, death, the >>> article said. >> >> Hmmmmm. Except for death, that sounds like my average day! >> >> Tony > > LOL, Tony! I can relate. > > kili Me too Tony and Kili. Di -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
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