date:Mar 21, 2013
Questioning the safety of energy drinks, a March 19 letter signed by 18 doctors urges the Food and Drug Administration to rigorously apply existing Generally Recognized As Safe standards for soft drinks to energy drinks and other beverages in which caffeine is an additive. The letter also addresses the association between energy drinks and adolescents and comparisons between coffee and energy drinks.
We conclude that there is neither sufficient evidence of safety nor a consensus of scientific o