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The next time you reach for a monster energy drink regal label he won't find much explaining what you're consuming but you will find this.
The promise of a killer energy -- Sadly that just with fourteen year old in eastbourne in Maryland may have gone in last December.
Heading -- to shoot 24 ounce cans and two days her family claims she was killed by monster.
Now her family is suing -- company and the FDA is investigating claims that monster contributed to five deaths and one non fatal heart attack.
They could only create.
Potential side effects if you're not careful Fox News senior managing health editor doctor Manny Alvarez cautions.
There's no way for you or your team to be fully informed when it comes to consuming any energy drink.
Because they aren't regulated by the FDA and why.
Energy drinks are considered dietary supplements not.
-- they may take up one of these drinks.
Just to feel better of thinking that they gonna get more energy.
In reality what is happening they're getting dehydrated so they going out in the field aren't sweating.
And that could really also affect the electoral lights and many times really created -- -- formality.
The American academy of pediatrics reports kids in -- consume no more than 100 milligrams of caffeine in one day.
And eastbourne -- consumed almost 500 milligrams over two days her intake alone equaled 1412.
Ounce cans of soda.
The company points out more than eight billion cans of its -- had been safely consumed since 2002.
It also says it is quote.
Unaware of any fatality anywhere that has been caused by its strengths still lists news isn't sitting well with -- -- nights looking for a pick -- I don't think an agent -- would damage -- right -- us look like help your writing so right bugs in -- morning -- remains to be seen is if claims like those found in that lawsuit.
Lead to greater congressional oversight of the energy drink industry.
Reporting on the upper east side Teresa -- Fox 5 News.
