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No-Alcohol Beer Touted as Ideal Sports Drink for Athletes

PORTLAND, Maine -- Beer. It's not just for couch potatoes anymore. A Bavarian brewmeister is touting its no-alcohol beer as the latest sport drink for athletes, handing it out at the finish line of sporting events and touting its regenerative benefits. Unlike Gatorade, Erdinger Alkoholfrei is served up with a frothy...

Report Warns Energy Drinks Can Be Dangerous for Kids

Popular energy drinks made with caffeine can be dangerous for children and teens, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics, which says young people shouldn't consume the beverages. The report found that kids with diabetes, mood disorders and heart, kidney or liver diseases could suffer from heart palpitations,...

Military Seeks to Deliver Caffeine Jolts Without Java

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 1) -- Imagine you're a soldier out in the field in Afghanistan, you need a caffeine fix and a cup of hot coffee is nowhere to be found. How about trying a beef jerky stick with caffeine? Or caffeinated sunflower seeds? Or maybe a cranberry-mocha energy bar with added caffeine? All of these are food...

The Latest Buzz: Caffeinated Popcorn

(Nov. 24) -- Next time you find yourself dozing off in the middle of a boring movie at home, there's only one logical solution: stuff your face with popcorn -- caffeinated popcorn, to be precise. For the past several months, Amanda Fitch and her husband, Matthew, have been generating quite the buzz from a business they...

'Blackout in a Can' to Blame for Post-Party Ailments

(Oct. 25) -- Four Loko, an alcoholic beverage referred to as "blackout in a can," is the culprit behind several hospitalizations after students at a Central Washington University party overdid it on the potent elixir. The Oct. 8 house party, which counted around 50 youth -- many of them underage -- ended with nine...

Background on energy drinks

Energy drinks are beverages whose producers advertise that they "boost energy". These advertisements usually do not emphasize energy derived from the sugar and caffeine they contain but rather increased energy release due to a variety of stimulants and vitamins.

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