Study cites case of otherwise fit and healthy man in his 50s who had a stroke after eight-drink-a-day habit
Millions of people worldwide regularly drink the products, which are non-alcoholic and typically contain more than 150mg of caffeine per litre, very high glucose-based sugar content and varying quantities of other chemicals.
Doctors in Nottingham, England, sounded the alarm after an otherwise fit and healthy man in his 50s had a stroke and was left with permanent numbness in his hands and feet. On questioning, he said he drank an average of eight energy drinks a day.
The case, reported in the medical journal BMJ Case Reports, also prompted doctors to call for tighter regulation of sales and advertising of energy drinks.
I drink one of these and I’m already conscious of the fact that I’m pouring garbage in my body. There was a time when I was having an average of one a day, but even then it was to push through a job and I knew it was bad in the long run.
But 8?! As a habit?! Holy crap! I can’t even imagine how horrible it would feel trying to do that.