Well-known energy drink brands such as Red Bull or Monster have established themselves in our environment with surprising ease. Its success is based on aggressive, attention-grabbing and colorful advertising who has all too successfully seduced the population group these drinks are intended for: children and teenagers.
And what do the health authorities say about it? makeno one is driving Who is responsible for controlling energy drinks? The truth is that we are seeing certain movements of interest in Spain.
AESAN, the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, has recently released several informational materials warning about the health risks of energy drinks. On a legal level, we have seen recent intent to restrict advertising of this type of product to minors.
What happens if we drink more energy drinks than necessary
To illustrate the dangers of energy drinks, today we will analyze the case of gamer with little respect for common sense and health: Drank 12 energy drinks in less than 10 minutes. It’s really fast run and the rest is nonsense.
As with all legendary stories, this one has a tall protagonist: a 36-year-old man who was nicknamed “JS” to keep his privacy. What happened to JS? Well, this good man showed up at his trusted hospital with stomach disorder: I had stomach cramps that were beyond any scale of human pain.
The incessant vomiting caused him to go to a medical center he trusted, alarmed by the situation that was out of control. But, What was the origin of this intestinal catastrophe? The answer will surprise you: mass consumption of energy drinks in the workplace.
Energy drinks for the face: a bad idea
Apparently, the company where JS worked offered energy drinks for free for your employees as an additional reward for his meritorious contribution to the company. This would provide an opportunity to analyze what were the company’s real motives for offering energy drinks? Wouldn’t it be like your employees were at the top of the gigs? Can this attitude be attributed to some kind of abuse of labor? This is an analysis that we will leave for another day.
Back at JS, the chatty hard worker set out to put on a live show of his life. Inspired by his teammates, he decided to stand between his chest and his back. an important figure in 12 cans of an energy drink within no more than 10 minutes. It’s hard to imagine something like that, as you’d have to drink each can in less than a minute, to be precise, in 50 seconds. However, JS has managed to do such a temporary feat. And without using the Time Stone.
At first, the energy liquid acted like water, but ahead of milliliters everything got very dirty. From the depths of J.S.’s belly hellfire began to emanate. However, the boy was still determined to go down in history. And the boy did it. He managed to finish all 12 cans as a champion. Unfortunately, JS began to develop ulcers in his mouth, and his stomach continued to beg for mercy.
Terrible symptoms began immediately after the end of energy drinks. JC’s chest was on fire and he wasn’t sure if it was his stomach or heart. So instead of immediately running to the nearest hospital, JS decided to ignore his body’s signals and go about his daily business: play video games like there’s no tomorrow. And there was almost none. As it moved clockwise, things got worse: JS’s heart was beating with unusual force, as if it were bursting out of his own chest. After that, the following symptom knocked on the door: the urge to vomit, which caused uncontrollable vomiting into the kitchen sink. Fortunately, there was no defrosted chicken fillet.
Is caffeine to blame?
For health authorities such as the FDA (Food and Drug Administration USA) and EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), caffeine intake without health concerns is 400 milligrams per day, which is equivalent to about 4-5 cups of coffee. But, how much caffeine did JS consume with energy drinks? It’s hard to say since the caffeine content can vary by brand and format. However, we can make a rough estimate based on the data provided by EFSA: A 250 ml can of energy drink provides about 80 milligrams of caffeine.
However, it is not uncommon for many energy drink cans to exceed these volumes and even dangerously close to 500 ml. Indeed, the jars that JS consumed were 500 milliliters (half a liter), so he took about 2,000 milligrams of caffeine in one sitting: five times the recommended daily dose. Indeed, it is not clear that this person is still alive.
The situation dragged on for several days, as JS insisted on wagering. He didn’t think energy drinks had anything to do with his sudden health problem. But things got worse, there was a moment when JS couldn’t eat or even drink water. So JS finally decided to call the emergency room. At the hospital, blood tests showed hyperglycemia. That is, an increased amount of glucose in the blood, something completely normal after a meal. six liters of energy drinks and over half a kilo of sugar.
Pancreatitis and near death from energy drinks
A deeper analysis revealed a change in JS lipases, those pancreatic enzymes whose function is to digest fats from food. Well, JS’s blood was riddled with lipases. Something went wrong: JS pancreas ate itselfsince this body is mainly composed of fats.
His liver and kidneys began to fail due to lack of oxygen.
The ultimate diagnosis of JS was acute pancreatitis. Everything began to take shape, as the severe pain in the abdomen that he felt came from his back. But not only did he have problems with the pancreas, other organs began to be affected: his liver and kidneys began to fail not getting enough oxygen.
Later, this problem moved to his brain: his immune system worked erratically, damaging all of his organs. Finally, the doctors were able to cure his illness by knowing the cause of everything: swallowing 12 cans of an energy drink. unclear, JS hid this information from doctors up to very late stages, which significantly complicates the diagnosis and treatment. So, you already know. Moral of the story: Don’t drink energy drinks if the world ends tomorrow. And if you do, don’t fool your doctor.
Source: Hiper Textual
