date:Nov 19, 2012
nt of caffeine contained in some cans or bottles of energy drinks can exceed 500 mg (equivalent to 14 cans of common caffeinated soft drinks) and is clearly high enough to result in caffeine toxicity.
These drinks are dangerous particularly for adolescents and children, who obviously have smaller capacities for caffeine, Blumenthal added.
The Monster Beverage Corporation has stated that a 16-ounce can of Monster Energy contains 160 milligrams of caffeine (equivalent to more than four cans of