Can Drinking too much Red Bull be Hazardous to your health?

Question

Can anyone elaborate on why it can be hazardous to your health?

Answer 1

a heart attack is just one of the potential dangers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull

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 and Uruguay. 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, diarrhea, stomach pains, gas, and/or sleeplessness.

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 Jägermeister) 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. [6]

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 citrus (i.e. Citric acid) flavors such as Red Bull), sports drinks, fitness water, iced tea and cola.

Answer 2

Red Bull Health Risks

Answer 3

Of course. Drinking too much of anything can be hazardous to your health.

Answer 4

Lots of Red Bull equals lots of caffeine
too much caffeine is not really good for anyone.
Remember -
everything in moderation.
Enjoy!

Answer 5

Caffeine speeds up the heart to pump the blood to give you that energy and if you drink too much
your heart can stop because it can't handle all that caffeine. but if you know all this and still over do it
then maybe you want to die or at least spend time in the hospital. So please drink in moderation and talk to your doctor

Answer 6

DRINKING RED BULL IS NOT BAD FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but if you drink too much of it, it can be bad for you. Everybody thinks it has tons and tons of caffine when in reality it has less then a cup of coffee does and just a little less then 2 cans of coca-cola. but just dont drink too much. if u are wondering, it takes the average adult male 156 cans of red bull in 1 day to die of caffine poisoning, but you woulld probably throw up before then.

Answer 7

dude my freind almost died from drinking like fifteen red bulls. He was in the hospital. It is like takeing crack. You get addicted and you can od and die ITS NO FREAKING JOKE MAN

Answer 8

one. energy drinks are filled with crap that your body doesn't need and if you drink it too much it could lead to kidney failure try getting some sleep that always worked

Answer 9

DRINKING TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS NOT GOOD FOR A PERSON.

Answer 10

yes