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[/caption]NATCHITOCHES, LA - PRN - GHN News Editor - Pass
any ordinary grocery store aisle in Natchitoches, Louisiana or any
place in the country that has light alcoholic and soft drinks, and
you'll find some popular high energy drinks considered dangerous by
experts.
Michele Simon is a public health lawyer and research and policy director at Marin
Institute, the non-profit alcohol industry watchdog organization based
in San Rafael, California. She has co-authored a report entitled
in San Rafael, California. She has co-authored a report entitled
Alcohol,
Energy Drinks, and Youth: A Dangerous Mix. It was the first major work
that discussed these dangerous products back in 2007.
Energy Drinks, and Youth: A Dangerous Mix. It was the first major work
that discussed these dangerous products back in 2007.
Simon is the nation's leading authority on how alcoholic energy drinks such as Red Bull are
marketed to youth and has presented her concerns around the country for
the pasxt three
years.http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/federal-agencies-to-act-on-dangerous-alcoholic-energy-drinks-108473829.html
marketed to youth and has presented her concerns around the country for
the pasxt three
years.http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/federal-agencies-to-act-on-dangerous-alcoholic-energy-drinks-108473829.html
Also an expert in food and beverage law, Simon hopes these products will be
banned at the state level and has drafted a bill for this purpose. She
tells the press that she can speak to the various policy efforts
underway and the potential legal implications in the wake of expected
action by the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission.
banned at the state level and has drafted a bill for this purpose. She
tells the press that she can speak to the various policy efforts
underway and the potential legal implications in the wake of expected
action by the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission.
The concern expressed by researchers, presented in studies discussed in
some of the newspapers today,
http://www.news.com.au/world/high-caffeine-energy-drinks-linked-to-alcohol-abuse-study/story-e6frfkz0-1225954971516is
the presence of both alcohol and caffeine in these drinks. This can
create serious health problems along with alcohol dependency, according
to addiction experts.
According to Alcohol Problems and Solutions," High levels of caffeine can boost
heart rate and blood pressure, causing palpitations, according to
National Institute of Health. Mixing these drinks with alcohol further
increases the risk of heart rhythm problems."
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