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Get the Spark.

So your kids aren't getting enough caffeine? That won't be a problem anymore when your pre-teen starts drinking Spark, which provides the same caffeine as a cup and half of coffee, without the nasty aftertaste. And a different formulation for teens provides twice the caffeine.

And some parents love it:

But Angela B. Foster, whose 12-year-old daughter, Taylor, is featured in another endorsement for AdvoCare products, said in a telephone interview that Spark was safe and helpful for not only Taylor, who practices 20 hours a week and is hoping for a college scholarship in gymnastics, but also for her 11-year-old brother, who plays soccer and runs track, and her 7-year-old sister. "We use Spark for all of them," Foster said.

The Foster children use the teenage and adult version, with 120 milligrams of caffeine, even though it is labeled as not for use by children. "They don't use the kids' stuff," Foster said. "They said it tastes too much like Kool-Aid."

In her endorsement for AdvoCare's children's products, Taylor said: "I have more energy and I like them a lot. I would suggest that anyone try them!"

Fortunately we started our kids on espresso as soon as they were off the bottle, but this would have made things a lot easier.

Posted by larry at September 25, 2005 07:39 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Larry,

Once again, the media is incorrect with the ingredients facts that you have displayed in your jibberish. The Kids version of Spark has 1/2 the caffiene of the Adult version, which is a lot less than a cup and a half of coffee, but you are not a doctor, so I guess you were mistaken now weren't you. You media people really should do your research more carefully and perhaps not go off of someone else's article such as that of Duff Wilson who doesn't know what he is talking about either.

For four and 1/2 years, I have used many of ADVOCARE'S products including Spark. I would have no problem in giving it to my children and plan to do so when we have them. I am sure that you have let yours eat chocolate at Halloween and other times and even let them drink soda pop from time to time. Those have caffiene in them, why don't you target Hersheys or perhaps Coke or Pepsi? It enrages me to think that companies as reputable and distinguished as ADVOCARE who are out there trying to help improve the health and wellness of our nation somehow get a bum rap from people like you. You sir, need to stick to writing in other areas and leave the nutrition topics to people who are qualified to do so, such as the SCI-MED Board of ADVOCARE who are some of the top Bio-chemists, Pharmacologists, Nutritionists, and even Surgeons in the country and known around the world for what they do.

Get A CLUE!

Posted by: Brian Jones on September 28, 2005 09:39 AM

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