Energy Drinks

Come Fridays, Nelson Ignila, a 22-year-old Lincoln Park resident, is exhausted from the long hours he puts in at his management consulting job. Since he doesn't have time for an evening nap before going out, Ignila reaches for one of the 5-Hour Energy...

Are energy drinks really more caffeinated than sodas or coffees? RedEye unscientifically selected nine caffeinated beverages available in Chicago to see how the pick-me-ups stack up: Coca-Cola soda (20 ounces): 57.5 mg caffeine Single shot Starbucks...

From coffee to citrus, energy drinks have a range of flavors designed to perk up your taste buds. We rounded up the five most caffeinated energy drinks available in Chicago (as ranked by Consumer Reports) and asked RedEye staff for their snap judgments....

The confrontation pitting a Connecticut nutritionist (backed by several members of Congress) against the multi-billion-dollar maker of Monster Energy drinks is continuing with no sign that either side is backing down. Monster Beverage threatened earlier...

A multi-billion-dollar monster of a beverage company is threatening to sue a Connecticut nutritionist unless she takes back her statements that little kids shouldn't have caffeine-loaded "energy" drinks. In fact, the company's name happens to be Monster...

Energy drinks: An article in the March 5 Business section about Monster Beverage Corp.'s defense of its energy drinks in the face of health concerns said that Honest Tea and other brands provide a boost partially by using ingredients such as yerba mate in...

The perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...

Monster Beverage Corp. has its own take on what happened to Anais Fournier, the 14-year-old Maryland girl whose family blames her 2011 death on her consumption of Monster energy drinks. The Fourniers sued Monster in October, alleging negligence and...

Doctors need to talk to their adolescent patients about energy drinks -- especially energy drinks that are mixed with alcohol -- to make sure they understand the risks from consuming them, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. “When mixed...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has...

STANFORD — Two Lincoln County Middle School students were taken to the hospital last Wednesday after consuming energy drinks during a field trip to Eastern Kentucky University. Principal Debbie Sims said that during a 300-student excursion to the...

STANFORD — Two Lincoln County Middle School students were taken to the hospital Wednesday after consuming energy drinks during a field trip to Eastern Kentucky University. Principal Debbie Sims said during a 300-student excursion to the university...