Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: July 6-13, 2015
Article: Energy drinks have doctors worried- but business is booming
Page: 22
Author: Alexandra Sifferlin
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1. Heather Chace is the name of the Biology Teacher at Stroud High School in Oklahoma.
2. Pediatrics Magazine reported that about 50% of adolescents consume energy drinks.
3. Pediatrics Magazine reported that about 31% of adolescents consume energy drinks on a regular basis.
4. Adolescents opt for energy drinks instead of soda.
5. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior reported that 46% of energy-drink advertisements on television aired on channels that appeal to adolescents.
6. The energy-drink business is expected to grow 11% by 2019.
7. Annual revenue for energy-drinks will be $26.6 billion.
8. The Center for Science in the Public Interest asked the Food and Drug Administration to force energy-drink makers to add safety warnings on their bottles.
9. Senators Edward Markey, Dick Durbin, and Richard Blumenthal have asked for a banning on marketing energy-drinks to minors.
10. Natural-sounding supplements guarana and ginseng are stimulants in energy-drinks.
11. Energy-drink companies say their drinks contain no more caffeine than a cup of coffee.
12. No, we don't send out alerts when an energy-drink sends someone to the hospital.
13. Energy-drinks are market as food or dietary supplements that they don't require premarket safety approval by the FDA.
14. It is difficult for public-health experts to prove if energy-drinks are safe or not.
15. It would be unethical for scientists to design a study in which scientists wait to see if people have dangerous reactions to a product.
16. Energy-drink ingredient blends are proprietary.
17. The FDA collects consumer health complaints.
18. Supplement companies are required by law to file health complaints.
19. No, energy-drink companies are not required to file consumer health complaints. They are voluntary.
20. The complaints that are voluntary filed are not automatically made available to consumers or even scientists.
21. The FDA received from January 2012 to November 2014 a total of 224 adverse event reports from energy-drink companies.
22. The American Beverage Association represents the energy-drink companies.
23. Red Bull and Monster say they don't market to kids.
24. Monster has a social-networking site called the Monster Army.
Date: July 6-13, 2015
Article: Energy drinks have doctors worried- but business is booming
Page: 22
Author: Alexandra Sifferlin
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214
Go to Questions
Go to Directory of Books
Answer Key
1. Heather Chace is the name of the Biology Teacher at Stroud High School in Oklahoma.
2. Pediatrics Magazine reported that about 50% of adolescents consume energy drinks.
3. Pediatrics Magazine reported that about 31% of adolescents consume energy drinks on a regular basis.
4. Adolescents opt for energy drinks instead of soda.
5. The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior reported that 46% of energy-drink advertisements on television aired on channels that appeal to adolescents.
6. The energy-drink business is expected to grow 11% by 2019.
7. Annual revenue for energy-drinks will be $26.6 billion.
8. The Center for Science in the Public Interest asked the Food and Drug Administration to force energy-drink makers to add safety warnings on their bottles.
9. Senators Edward Markey, Dick Durbin, and Richard Blumenthal have asked for a banning on marketing energy-drinks to minors.
10. Natural-sounding supplements guarana and ginseng are stimulants in energy-drinks.
11. Energy-drink companies say their drinks contain no more caffeine than a cup of coffee.
12. No, we don't send out alerts when an energy-drink sends someone to the hospital.
13. Energy-drinks are market as food or dietary supplements that they don't require premarket safety approval by the FDA.
14. It is difficult for public-health experts to prove if energy-drinks are safe or not.
15. It would be unethical for scientists to design a study in which scientists wait to see if people have dangerous reactions to a product.
16. Energy-drink ingredient blends are proprietary.
17. The FDA collects consumer health complaints.
18. Supplement companies are required by law to file health complaints.
19. No, energy-drink companies are not required to file consumer health complaints. They are voluntary.
20. The complaints that are voluntary filed are not automatically made available to consumers or even scientists.
21. The FDA received from January 2012 to November 2014 a total of 224 adverse event reports from energy-drink companies.
22. The American Beverage Association represents the energy-drink companies.
23. Red Bull and Monster say they don't market to kids.
24. Monster has a social-networking site called the Monster Army.
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