A leading association of pediatricians announced that energy drinks should not be regularly drank by children and teenagers. In fact, they want the youth to not take consume the drinks at all.

The American Academy of Pediatrics reported on Monday that consumption of energy drinks by teenagers and young children should be decreased.

Dr. Marcie Beth Schneider, a physician who also co-authored the report, said that there is no place for energy drinks in the lifestyle of the kids. She added that energy drinks have a place somewhere, but not in the diet of young kids.

Energy drinks usually have high levels of caffeine and herbal stimulants like taurine and guarana. The caffeine levels of an energy drink is several time higher than a cup of coffee.

The report authors said that such high levels of caffeine and herbal stimulants are extremely dangerous for kids. Some energy drinks have more than 500 mg of caffeine which is equal to more or less 14 cans of caffeinated drinks. Schneider said that an energy drink is not something a kid should not be taking.

Caffeine in general can increase ones blood pressure, heart rate and insomnia. Schneider, however, refused to point out which energy drinks are better than some. She simply said that when kids are tired, they should get some rest, not drink cans after cans of energy drinks.

A representative of Red Bull, one of the leading energy drinks in the market, defended their product and said that a can of red bull has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. However, they said that energy drinks may be drunk more quickly than a cup of coffee because they are served cold.