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Energy drinks full of caffeine may be harmful for children. That’s the of a new report from the University of Miami. Study Judith Schaechter said popular drinks like Red Bull and Monster Energy have no health . Many of the ingredients used to make them are not regulated. Dr. Schaechter warned that children with conditions as diabetes, mood swings and heart, kidney or liver may have reactions to the drinks and could die after drinking them. Report co-author Steven Lipshultz said: “Pediatricians need to be of the possible effects of energy drinks.” He advised that: “Toxicity surveillance should be improved and regulations of…sales…should be on appropriate research assessing energy drink safety.”

Nearly a third of American children the ages of 12 to 14 buy these beverages. Sales are steadily in the U.S. from $6.5 billion in 2008 to $6.9 billion in 2009. Sales for 2010 are expected to be much . American teens say the drinks help them at school. Tracy Wong, 18, said she needs them because, “it my system full of caffeine. That's why I have energy. Caffeine energizes you and keeps you ." A Red Bull spokesman said: “Red Bull Energy Drink is in over 160 countries because health authorities the world have concluded that [it] is safe to .” However, it is banned in Germany and Taiwan for containing traces of cocaine.