Kids who drink too much energy drinks!


Stacey Cifani, 25, left, and her brother, Cody Cifani, 15, of McKinney, pose for portrait at Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park in McKinney, Texas, August 18, 2013. Stacey, a medical assistant to a cardiologist, had to undergo a heart operation for a heart condition aggravated by energy drinks. Cody has cut back on the drinks but has not given up on them entirely. (Brad Loper/Dallas Morning News/MCT)

Medical experts demand energy drink makers stop marketing to children.

NOTHING, it seemed, could get Cody Cifani to cut back on his daily energy drinks. Then last month, the 15-year-old from McKinney, Texas, had two espresso shots, followed by three Monster drinks to pump himself up for his job at a car shop.

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