Red Bull gives you.... increased risk of heart disease, say scientists

by SOLARLIFE | August 16, 2008 at 01:56 am

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Redbull the saturday night drink may kill you, when mixed with alcohol, it get's worse. France had to release the drink, but gives a strong warning, when used on top with drugs the morning hour, when leaving the disco, turns into a nightmare "cry as can". The problem starts when the impact of the drink goes down, suffering starts especially mixed with liquid drugs, now on the market. So better with George Clooney "no Martini, no Party...

Just one can of Red Bull could raise the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, researchers have warned.

A study of university students found drinking one 250ml can of the sugar-free version of the energy drink that 'gives you wings' increased the 'stickiness' of the blood and raised the risk of life-threatening clots.

Researcher Dr Scott Willoughby said: 'One hour after they drank Red Bull, (their blood systems) were no longer normal.

Health doubts: Sugar-free Red Bull

'They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease.

'If you get an increase in stickiness and a decreased ability of the blood vessels to stop its stickiness, that adds up to a bad situation.

'If you add in other risk factors for cardiovascular disease - stress or high blood pressure - this could be potentially deadly.'

Dr Willoughby, of the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, said he was 'alarmed' at the results and would not drink Red Bull himself

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markr

at 04:45 on August 16th, 2008

This is complete nonsense.

How healthy were the students before they drank it?

What happens with the sugar version?

Is it only Red Bull or all of them?

Raised the risk from what figure to what upper figure?

What lifesyle were the students leading?

What were the students doing before the "test"

What other foods / drinks raise "stickiness"?

"They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease."

And eat fatty foods then get checked, or drink alchol, or smoke a cigarette etc etc.

'If you add in other risk factors for cardiovascular disease - stress or high blood pressure - this could be potentially deadly.'

Again, do this for other foods and drinks.

The above "research" is complete garbage. It has no value. The single thing of value that has not been posted is this: Who paid for this to happen?

SOLARLIFE

at 05:07 on August 16th, 2008

Thanks markr defending "redBull drinks" your comment "And eat fatty foods then get checked, or drink alchol, or smoke a cigarette etc etc." is obvoiously the normal background of many young people, sad but true. The research, I can not evaluate. The French health ministry launched a private campaign to stop the use of RB, European union forced France however to release the product. You are right to much alcohol that goes always with redbull is no good combination. Fat food read this: http://www.nowpublic.com/health/uk-fattest-children-be-taken-away-their-parents

markr

at 05:24 on August 16th, 2008

My point was also that anything taken in isolation can be made to be bad or good. This uses selective information to make a point that I would guess was the reason to do it in the first place.

It's like a sugar manufacturer stating research that shows sweetners are bad. There is an agenda and without knowing that agenda then the information is worthless and should actually be treated as disinformation.

SOLARLIFE

at 06:13 on August 16th, 2008

markr, thanks for comment, but this is no disinformation, may be you are selling redbull, I can understand your point. In France you need to be 18 to buy this drink. I agree soda drinks and other products should be on the same list......

DarkOverlordOfData (not verified)

at 08:03 on August 19th, 2008

What do French legislation or soda drinks have to do with this story? Governments are not sources of fact or truth. They legislate things like whether a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. Markr is correct, this story is disinformation. What are the facts that support this so called research? I tool would like to know who footed the bill for it.

Another point - if it is the sugar free version that causes this, then it obviuosly has nothing to do with Red Bull, rather it is caused by artificial sweeteners. Why haven't we seen this found in the past decades of fully disclosed research into artificial sweetners?

SOLARLIFE

at 12:45 on August 19th, 2008

DarkOverlordOfData thanks for comment your opinion "Redbull is healthy", so drink it,o.K. French legislation tries to keep the youth away from degradation process: "Alkohol, cigarettes, Redbull, drugs, saturdaynightfever combination kills. To know the study just click the direct link at source: dailymail.co.uk

DarkOverlordOfData (not verified)

at 15:11 on August 19th, 2008

Solarlife, I will not repay you by thanking you for your opinion, because you have insulted me by putting words in my mouth. Nowhere have I said that Rebull is healthy. I didn't say it was unhealthy either. I merely agree that this so-called research is bogus. There is no proof of it, no facts are given. And government legislation does not make it true. There are laws against walking down the street backwards while eating an ice cream cone. The value of Pi has been legislated to a rational number to make math easier. Restricting access to RedBull based on factless research would be an equivalent piece of legislation.

In my country, many people drink RedBull at work instread of coffee, myself included. The main difference is that I experience less stomache upset. My parents allowed me to drink coffee since I was 10 (I am ethnic Norwegian). In retrospect, I wish that there had been RedBull 40 years ago. Caffiene is not a gateway drug to alcohol or other drugs. Perhaps it is in France - I don't know what to say to that, but it is one of the oddest viewpioints I have ever heard.

SOLARLIFE

at 00:58 on August 20th, 2008

DarkOverlordOfData (not verified), thanks for comment agian; conclusion you are under control (norwegian) I believe it. Answering comments is not insulting, as you write you drink "Rebull" funny name, every day. French are very vulnerable to all dangerous experiments, means without some advice uncontrolled behaviour towards "toxics", don't want to remember the old story of Absynthe, a drink with a long and controversial history, enjoyed its greatest popularity in late 19th century Paris, when Vincent Van Gogh (makes the brain shrinking)...... replaced by nontoxic apertifs. Congratulations to your name, hope you write again and enjoy your favourite drink in the north of europe. In the hot south we have to evaluate what we drink.

G-Money (not verified)

at 16:04 on August 24th, 2008

I bet the reason why it is the sugar free version that causes the problem has to do with the fact that it contains acesulfame k and aspartame, those fake sugars will kill you if they can kill lab rats. Not to mentiont hte sugar free version is loaded with xanthan gum

SOLARLIFE

at 23:04 on August 24th, 2008

G-Money "Red Bull gives you..", your opinion"acesulfame k and aspartame, those fake sugars will kill you if they can kill lab rats." thanks for comment

julianw

at 13:37 on August 25th, 2008

Great headline, Solarlife.

Emilio Lizardo

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at 13:39 on August 25th, 2008

SOLARLIFE, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Not only Red Bull, I think, but reading the news does it too !

Christina 123

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at 13:41 on August 25th, 2008

SOLARLIFE, I like this story. It's good stuff. There have been constant health cautions on Red Bull in the UK. Not so much Red Bull, but the cheaper rivals that try to undercut with huge amounts of TAURINE (an unquantified health risk similar to caffeine) and CAFFEINE.

The Red Bull tins are so tiny and relatively expensive, they are unlikely to cause much harm - the cheaper rivals come in large lemonade-style bottles.

SOLARLIFE

at 13:43 on August 25th, 2008

Thanks Emilio for Flag "Red Bull", I don't comment on it now; the photos I took this morning at the french rivierea. A heavy campaign to win youngsters......