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Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Medications, Treatments, Therapies >> Red Bull Warning http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1218936246 Message started by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Aug 16th, 2008 at 9:24pm |
Title: Red Bull Warning Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Aug 16th, 2008 at 9:24pm
Don't shoot the messenger - I just read this on a Canadian News site.
Use Of Red Bull Linked To Heart Attack And Stroke Risk: Study Friday August 15, 2008 By Rob Taylor, Reuters Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said on Friday. The caffeine-loaded beverage, popular with university students and adrenaline sport fans to give them "wings", caused the blood to become sticky, a pre-cursor to cardiovascular problems such as stroke. "One hour after they drank Red Bull, (their blood systems) were no longer normal. They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease," Scott Willoughby, lead researcher from the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, told the Australian newspaper. Red Bull Australia spokeswoman Linda Rychter said the report would be assessed by the company's head office in Austria. "The study does not show effects which would go beyond that of drinking a cup of coffee. Therefore, the reported results were to be expected and lie within the normal physiological range," Rychter told Reuters. Willoughby and his team tested the cardiovascular systems of 30 young adults one hour before and one hour after consuming one 250ml can of sugar-free Red Bull. The results showed "normal people develop symptoms normally associated with cardiovascular disease" after consuming the drink, created in the 1980s by Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz based on a similar Thai energy drink. Red Bull is banned in Norway, Uruguay and Denmark because of health risks listed on its cans, but the company last year sold 3.5 billion cans in 143 countries. One can contains 80 mg of caffeine, around the same as a normal cup of brewed coffee. The Austria-based company, whose marketing says "Red Bull gives you wings", sponsors Formula 1 race cars and extreme sport events around the world, but warns consumers not to drink more than two cans a day. Rychter said Red Bull could only have such global sales because health authorities across the world had concluded the drink was safe to consume. But Willoughby said Red Bull could be deadly when combined with stress or high blood pressure, impairing proper blood vessel function and possibly lifting the risk of blood clotting. "If you have any predisposition to cardiovascular disease, I'd think twice about drinking it," he said. Take it for what it's worth. Carol |
Title: Re: Red Bull Warning Post by purpleydog on Aug 17th, 2008 at 4:52am
Interesting. I wonder what they mean by sticky blood? This is definitely something to be watched.
I wonder if any of our members here have had any problems after drinking Red Bull or any similar drinks? |
Title: Re: Red Bull Warning Post by sandie99 on Aug 17th, 2008 at 7:29am
That same news piece was published at our biggest newspaper this weekend. However, the piece was much shorter, so I'm glad to know more about the study. :)
And naturally I do wonder if the same applies to all energy drinks... Sanna |
Title: Re: Red Bull Warning Post by AussieBrian on Aug 17th, 2008 at 9:05am
A sincere thank you to all involved so far. This sort of research is terrifically important to us all so we can make our own decisions on personal health-care based on all the information available.
Surely that's what ch.com has been all about since the get-go. The one thing I'll add is that, here in Oz at least, kids have taken to using caffiene-based energy drinks as mixers with their vodka/tequila/whiskey and the results have been catastrophic. I worry that such carry-on might cause the demise of the energy drink, rather than addressing the problem. As to shooting messengers? I'd rather wake up next to her to cook a fair dinkum breakfast. |
Title: Re: Red Bull Warning Post by Pixie-elf on Aug 18th, 2008 at 4:04am
AussieBrian, that's not just there! The problem is though, the energy drink masks just how drunk you are... you can't tell! Which is what I've heard tends to be the main cause of problems, i.e. alcohol poisoning.
purpleydog wrote on Aug 17th, 2008 at 4:52am:
The sticky blood is likely referring to the coagulation. You know how as blood dries it becomes more sticky? Some of the times when I bled pretty bad after an injection it'd take a bit to clean up the blood, so, instead of being liquidy, instead it was very tacky. I'm guessing they're inferring that it's clotting factor is increased. |
Title: Re: Red Bull Warning Post by sandie99 on Aug 18th, 2008 at 4:20am
Back in here a lot of young people are drinking energy drinks, without a doubt many of them are drinking them daily, all year around and are not aware/don't care about the risks. Of course the caffeine/taurine content varies from energy drink to energy drink, but back in here the vast majority have similar amount of caffeine and taurine than Red Bull. Aguess our health officials have a new issue in their hands if this development continues...
Sanna |
Title: Re: Red Bull Warning Post by superhawk2300 on Aug 18th, 2008 at 10:46pm
I don't mean to be a bugger here but couldn't everything in the Red Bull article be said about verapamil and every triptan out there as well?!?!?
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Title: Re: Red Bull Warning Post by Pixie-elf on Aug 18th, 2008 at 10:51pm superhawk2300 wrote on Aug 18th, 2008 at 10:46pm:
Most likely, but at least with all of these we're told the risks up front. Even if it's not really confirmed or not, it's good to know that there -may- be one. |
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