Doctors warn about the risks energy drinks pose to kids. What families need to know

Medical professionals are issuing warnings regarding the health risks that energy drinks pose to children and teenagers. The cautions highlight the potential for severe health emergencies among youth who consume these heavily caffeinated beverages.

To illustrate the danger, parents Sean and Heidi Cripe recounted an incident from nearly a decade ago when their son Davis had to be rushed to the emergency room from high school after chugging an energy drink in an attempt to fit in with peers. Following the consumption of the beverage, the teenager's heart rhythm became dangerously irregular.