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Warning as energy drinks are ‘linked with at least 34 deaths’ |
| by Telegraph - 08/03/2016 |
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"Just two energy drinks a day can be bad for your heart, a new study has warned.
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Just two energy drinks a day can be bad for your heart, a new study has warned.
The drinks, many packed with sugar and caffeine, can trigger abnormal heart rhythm and a rise in blood pressure.
This increases the risk of stroke and sudden cardiac death.
And the effects last over two hours after having the drink.
Scientists from the University of the Pacific and David Grant Medical Centre, in the US, warned these energy drinks have been linked to at least 34 sudden deaths up to 2014.
Sachin Shah, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Pacific’s Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences said: “Our findings suggest certain energy drinks may increase the risk of having an abnormal heart rhythm when consumed in high volumes.
“While we wait for more data, some consumers should exercise caution and not blindly follow the buzz.”
The study involved 27 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 40 who either drank two cans of an energy drink, an equivalent volume of a drink containing panax ginseng - an ingredient in the energy drink - or a placebo beverage once a day, every six days, for three weeks.
Read more: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/warning-as-energy-drink s-are-linked-with-at-least-34-deaths-1-7250366#ixzz42IHQYY54
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| More Details: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/warning-as-energy-drinks-are-linked-with-at-least-34-deaths-1-7250366 |
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