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A recent study warned of energy drinks and their association with serious diseases. It may increase the risk of heart arrhythmias and arrhythmias.
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Heart Rhythm, a magazine specializing in heart health, published a study of medical data for 144 patients who survived a cardiac arrest after receiving emergency treatment. The results found that 7 of them, aged between 20 and 42 years, had consumed an energy drink before suffering a cardiac arrest, and 6 of them needed shock therapy. Electric, while the seventh received manual resuscitation.
“There appears to be a temporal association between energy drinks and sudden cardiac arrest,” explained Dr. Michael Ackerman, a genetic cardiologist and author of the study.
But he pointed out that there are other factors that may be responsible for the health emergency, such as sleep deprivation, dehydration, and extreme fasting. He said, “It is possible that the unusual consumption of energy drinks along with other variables created an ideal environment that led to sudden cardiac arrest in these patients.”
The study indicated that energy drinks contain caffeine ranging from 80 milligrams to 300 milligrams per serving, compared to the 100 milligrams found in a cup of coffee, and many of them also contain other additional ingredients such as taurine and guarana. These components are believed to affect heart rate, blood pressure and other heart functions.
The energy drink consists of two main stimulants, caffeine and sugar, which have a significant impact on our bodies. Caffeine increases the heart rate, and this is the secret to making the drink keep people awake longer and increase their concentration.
Refined sugar increases blood glucose, gives a short burst of energy and then drops again, which can affect your mood and make you feel hungrier after eating it.
While Peter Schwartz said: “We fully realize that there is no clear and definitive evidence that energy drinks actually cause life-threatening heart arrhythmias and that we need more research, but we would be negligent if we did not sound the alarm.”
