Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2007

ACSH IN THE NEWS
Publication Date: November 7, 2007

A November 7, 2007 piece by the Business & Media Institute's Jeff Poor quoted ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava on a study of energy drinks:

On November 7, American Morning reported on a small study conducted by the American Heart Association with only 15 participants. They concluded energy drinks “may pose risks” for people with high blood pressure and heart disease.

But the study wasn’t conclusive enough to say energy drinks are a danger to just anyone.

"This was a report from a meeting presentation -- not a finished paper published in a scientific journal, and it is very small, and involves healthy young volunteers," Dr. Ruth Kava, Director of Nutrition, for the American Council on Science & Health (ACSH), said to the Business & Media Institute. "But it would be unethical to do such a study in people with heart problems, since the hypothesis is that the drinks would have a negative impact."