FDA Reviewing Reports of Deaths Associated with Energy Drink

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports that five people may have died over the past three years after consuming Monster Energy drinks, a high-caffeine beverage, according to a report in The New York Times. Monster Energy is among a number of high-caffeine beverages that companies are aggressively marketing to teenagers and young adults. Energy drinks are flavored beverages sold in grocery stores and convenience stores that contain high amounts of caffeine and often other stimulants that act on…