Children already having medical complications like diabetes, or heart diseases, kidney or liver are more prone to have reactions such as heart palpitations, cardiac arrest or sudden seizures.
46 percent of caffeine overdoses involve children
The authors of the study noted that almost one-third of children between the ages of 12 and 14 consume these caffeine-rich beverages. The beverages are often loaded with sugar and other additives apart from caffeine.
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