“Energy drinks” have become trendy in recent years around the world, especially among adolescents (Seifert, Schaechter, Hershorin, & Lipshultz, 2011). According to ReportLinker (2012), the size of the energy drink market grew by 60% between 2008 and 2012, and American sales of energy drinks were $8.6 billion in 2012, or about twelve times the figure from a decade earlier (Buzz, 2013). Energy drinks are even said to be the fastest growing beverage market in the United States. (Seifert et al., 2011). What is the definition of energy drinks? According to Seifert et al. (2011), energy drinks “may contain caffeine, taurine, sweeteners, herbal supplements, and other ingredients and are distinct from sports drinks and vitamin waters” (p512). Nowadays, energy drink brands have diversified, including market leader RedBull, which sold more than 5.2 billion cans in 165 countries in 2012 (Pangarkar and Agarwal, 2013). One study indicates that “28% of 12- to 14-year-olds, 31% of 12- to 17-year-olds, and 34% of 18- to 24-year-olds reported regularly consuming energy drinks” (Seifert et al., 2011, p514). However, with the increase in popularity of energy drinks, the number of accidents related to energy drink consumption is increasing. (Buzz, 2013). According to Energy (2013), the number of energy drink exposures reported to Poison Control Centers was more than 3,000 for three consecutive years starting in 2011, of which more than half involved those who were 18 years of age or younger. Mukherjee (2013) reported that in December 2011, a Maryland girl died of cardiac arrest, allegedly after drinking two 700-ml cans of energy drinks within 24 hours. US Food and Drug Administration [USFDA] (2012) reveals......half of document......p://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/ama-energydrinks- idUSL2N0EU22120130618Seifert, S. M., Schaechter, J. L., Hershorin, E. R. & Lipshultz, S. E. (2011). Health effects of energy drinks on children, adolescents, and young adults. Pediatrics, 127(3), 511-528. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-3592 Smithers, R. (2013). Morrisons bans children from buying high-energy drinks. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/22/morrisons-bans-high-energy-drinks-childrenTim, D. (2001, November 9). Food: wake up. The Guardian. P. 6. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/245750589/4609D000A8BD47FEPQ/2?accountid=45916U.S. Food and drug administration. (2012). Energy "drinks" and supplements: investigations into reports of adverse events. Retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ucm328536.htm