Will Red Bull Energy Drink hurt me?!


Question:

Will Red Bull Energy Drink hurt me?

I love em. They work. Simply put, I want to make sure that I don't die. Will Red Bull create any of the following over time?

- tumors
- anurysm
- stroke
- heart attack

Obviously a heart attach if over-do it ...I'm talking like 1 or 2 a day.


Answers:
No,

if you take one a day no, but more, maybe yes, just try to cut down on it, take one every other day

I wouldnt think that they would hurt you if youre only doing two a day. Friends of mine havnt suffered.
Does your back hurt? From the wings that is.
Bad joke huh? i tried

I dont drink that crap, does no good for you, its health contents are low and its pretty much all sugar. So yeah all you're gonna do is have a rolelr coaster effect, Up and Down

Potential health risks:

In 2001, the drink was investigated by the Swedish National Food Administration after being linked to the deaths of three consumers. It has been subject to a number of other health concerns regarding glucuronolactone, a precursor of taurine. Sale of Red Bull as a normal soft drink is prohibited in Denmark, Norway, France, Uruguay and Iceland . Due to the link with taurine, local authorities categorized Red Bull as a medicine and suggest customers ask for medical advice before drinking. Because of this, only energy drinks without taurine are sold in France. The official imported Canadian Red Bull is a caffeinated version of Thai Krating Daeng. Until late 2004, its sale was prohibited in Canada. Now a can must carry a warning label that says:

Cautions: Contains caffeine. Not recommended for children, pregnant or breast-feeding women, caffeine sensitive persons or to be mixed with alcohol. Do not consume more than 500 mL per day.

However, no such warning label is present on cans sold in the UK, though people who consume the beverage in excess (more than 2-5 250 mL tins in a 24-hour period) have been known to express discomfort, such as nausea, diarrhoea, stomach pains, gas, light green urine color, sleeplessness and/or fatigue when caffeine effect wears off .

British supermarket chain Morrisons refuses to sell Red Bull to customers under the age of 16. In Finland, some shops only sell 1 canister of the drink at a time to under 18 year olds. Attempting to buy 2 canisters or more requires customers to prove their age, as if they were buying alcoholic beverages.

Red Bull made the news in Ireland after two hurling players died after drinking Red Bull at half-time in a club game.

Doctors and nutritionists have warned of the dangers of mixing caffeine and alcohol in excessive quantities. Their warnings, however, are often unheeded as many people feel that the benefits of mixing Red Bull with alcohol far outweigh the risks and use stimulants such as caffeine in order to avoid getting drowsy while drunk. Mixing Red Bull with alcohol (most commonly Vodka and J?germeister) has become increasingly popular among college-aged crowds and club goers. Heavier drinkers of alcoholic Red Bull drinks have cited "euphoric feelings." Many studies have been performed to determine the actual effects on the human body after consumption of Red Bull with alcohol, most finding solely that the mixing of a depressant with an energy drink can lead to abnormal heart rhythms and future heart problems.

Compare with the results of clinical trials PMID 11897259.

The director of biomaterials research at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore found the most wear to tooth enamel occurred, in descending order, from exposure to lemonade, energy drinks (especially those with citric acid such as Red Bull), sports drinks, fitness water, iced tea and cola.

CBC claims laboratory tests of 80 mg of caffeine and 1000 mg of taurine in a standard 250ml (8.4 fl. oz) can of Red Bull energy drink. This is over three times as much caffeine as many leading cola drinks.

i think this is a little bit of of bull crap i know that Red Bull won't it do it will not you ask a doctor

i do there a day for like 2 years nothing wrong with me just like haveing 3 cups of coffie =]=]=]=]=]=]

no

probably not in a day




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