Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

Kids: Keep Caffeine Away... #caffeinefree#energydrink #loganpaul #children #protectourkids

8 Mar 2024 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:32

YouTube video by Josh Trent discussing concerns about caffeine in children, especially energy drinks like Prime (associated with Logan Paul). Speakers refer to a South Park episode ('Cred') spoofing influencer manipulation, note that Prime contains ~200 mg caffeine per drink, and that stores are banning sales to minors because 14–15 year olds are consuming them. The conversation frames children as a targeted consumer group and highlights worry about over-caffeination and manipulation.

South Park.
South Park.
You didn't see that episode?
They paid for prime to be on South Park?
No, they did a whole episode spoofing, like how dark this is and how they're manipulating children. It was called cred. It was a character that was supposed to be like Logan Paul. That was like putting this out there. But there was people manipulating him, I'll say, that want to use children, that want to gain access to children because they're the most important consumer. This is a concern like this, definitely over caffeination, and then targeting children is a concern.
Logan Paul. 200 milligrams of caffeine and prime drinks. How is that hurting people? Is that helping people?
Stores are now banning them. You're not allowing kids to buy the product. And kids have been buying the energy drink. And that's really the problem. You know, like if you were to consume 200 milligrams of caffeine a day, you're probably fine. It's not killing you here, but it's the fact that you're a 14 year old or a 15 year old.