One Can of Red Bull May Increase Risk of Heart Damage, Study Says

Readers of my blog know that two weeks ago, an engergy drink sent me to the ER with heart issues.. I’m currently wearing a heart monitor to track the fun rythems that my heart is now in since the madness started.


 Philip Nelson & his heart monitor

I wasn’t suprised today when I found this story in the the Times.

Excerpt from the article

Dr. Scott Willoughby, of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide University, said he was “alarmed” at the results of his survey.

“After one can it seemed to turn the young individual into one with more of the type of profile you would expect to see with someone with cardiovascular disease,” he said.

Read the entire story HERE

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categories Family Safety, World Gone Wild | August 15, 2008

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