The dangers of caffeine powder is on the rise and now the Northwestern Health Unit are warning parents about the effects.
It’s mostly used as a dietary supplement, popular among young people and it’s sold online.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the powder after it was the cause of an Ohio teen’s death.
Public Health Dietician Chelsea Socholotuk says the scary thing about caffeine powder is that it’s really hard to measure, which makes it easy to overdoes on it.
If you overdose on the powder, you can experience erratic heartbeats, seizures, elevated blood pressure and even death.
One teaspoon of caffeine powder is allegedly the equivalent to 25 cups of coffee.