Caffeine. Despite ‘not recommended for children’ warning labels on the cans, there’s nothing stopping a child from walking into a gas station or big-box store and walking out with an energy drink which contains 200 milligrams of caffeine, the equivalent to two cups of coffee – or twice the recommended daily limit for 12- to 18-year-olds.
09 Jul 2026 | 10:31
They’re landing kids in the nurse’s office and the emergency room, but super-caffeinated energy drinks are easily accessible to children – sometimes even at school.
Despite a growing body of evidence about the harm excessive caffeine can have on children, energy drinks are everywhere, and there’s not...
