The 16-year-old had consumed a latte from McDonald’s, a large Mountain Dew drink. An 18-year-old high school senior in LaGrange, Ohio, who died suddenly at the end of May was killed by a caffeine powder overdose, autopsy results show. While coffee and energy drinks are not sold in them, caffeinated diet sodas are.ĭr. Davis Allen Cripe died last month, about an hour after collapsing in his high school near Columbia, South Carolina. Houston area school districts I contacted do not sell caffeinated drinks in the cafeteria for breakfast or lunch, but many of the high schools do have vending machines. It's an addictive drug,” says Robin Haymes. A very high consumption of energy drinks, coffee and the like can sometimes even be fatal among young people, as a recent case from the USA shows. This can result in enormous he alth problems. Experts keep criticizing: young people consume too much caffeine. “Caffeine shouldn't be available to kids especially in the school. 16-year-old teenager dies from too much caffeine. I don't think I just want to give my four-year-old caffeine now,” says Debbie Dowden. If you think you're experiencing symptoms of a caffeine overdose (or have ingested.
We spoke with some Houstonians who give even their very young children caffeine. A South Carolina teen died after drinking too much caffeine too quickly. The guidelines for children 12 to 18 is only 100 milligrams of caffeine per day max, which is about a cup of coffee”. He also adds, ”Kids won't metabolize the caffeine as quickly. ”Unfortunately if you take too much caffeine in a short period of time, it can cause heart arrhythmia where the heart goes into an abnormal beat and sometimes the heart can stop,” says Dr. A coffee, a caffeinated drink and an energy soda proved a deadly combination for a South Carolina teenager who died within two hours of consuming them, triggering warnings about the risks of caffeine overdose.
Richard Harris who reminds us caffeine is a drug, a stimulant, that can be dangerous. ”My parents didn't let me drink coffee at all until I turned 18,” says Kelsey Seybold Internal Medicine Dr. It's kind of scary to think that could happen so easily,” adds student Thao Doan.
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