Energy drinks can lead to serious heart issues in kids and teens, health experts say
[Excerpt] For children taking certain medication, the risk can be even greater. "A lot of children and adolescents are on psychoactive medications, for example ADHD medications, or people with asthma who are taking inhalers are also at risk; those inhalers have stimulant effects," said Font. "When you start combining stimulants, those cardiovascular effects can get more dangerous."
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