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Article: Energy overload: energy drinks are popular beverages among teens, but beware of their high caffeine content.(nutrition)
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- Scholastic Choices
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- January 1, 2009
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When Meagan Groce needs a morning pick-me-up, the 16-year-old doesn't reach for coffee. Instead, she stops by the nearest convenience store on the way to school to grab ah energy drink. "I'm really sleepy, so I buy the biggest one the store has, to help wake me up," Meagan tells Choices.
If you walk down the hallways of Meagan's high school in Katy, Texas, she says you'll see most students clutching an energy drink. "I don't know who doesn't like them," Meagan says. "Companies must be making megabucks selling the stuff."
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She's right. In 2007, American consumers spent more than $3 billion ...