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Article: Energy drinks raise health concerns
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- University Wire
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- October 30, 2006
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Katlynn Mengers
University Wire
10-30-2006
(The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Vying for the dollars of teenagers and college students with promises of weight loss, increased endurance and legal highs, energy drinks make up a $3.4 billion-a-year industry that grew by 80 percent last year.
"I think energy drinks are largely a waste of money," said Robert Chapkin, a Texas A&M University professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Services.
Many Texas A&M students use energy drinks like Red Bull and SoBe to keep them awake to study.
"I need it to stay awake," said George Castillo, a sophomore accounting major.
Chapkin said the caffeine in energy drinks will keep ...