This should come as no surprise to anyone. According to data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers, analyzed by Pediatrician Dr. Steven Lipshultz, 40% of poison control calls regard the consumption of energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster in children under the age of six years old. The doctor speaks unequivocally about this matter.
Energy drinks have no place in pediatric diets.
Dr. Lipschultz’s findings were presented at this year’s American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. His report looked at records from October 2010 to September 2013 from 55 poison control centers in the United States. Of the 5,156 calls to poison control centers, 40% involved the accidental consumption of energy drinks by very young children. Dr. Lipscultz believes that the data is an underestimate of the whole scale of the problem.
