11 Deadly Dangers Lurking Inside Energy [Special Investigation]

If you feel tired, consuming energy drinks during exam periods, sports or partying, there is no doubt that you will be surprised that you are still alive after reading this article. Cases of death and permanent damage associated with energy drinks, countless research and expert opinions around the world, suggest that energy drinks invite many diseases, from the risk of sudden death to heart failure to kidney failure.
Dr. Tufts University in the United States. The research of Dariush Mozaffarian and his team covering 51 countries has quite striking results. Research published in the journal culation Circulation önüne reveals that more than 184,000 people worldwide die each year due to sugary and carbonated drinks such as energy drinks and iced tea. 133 thousand of these deaths diabetes, 45 thousand cardiovascular disease, 6 thousand 450'si related to cancer.
Turkey each year about 230 million boxes of consumed energy drinks lurking within 11've written a deadly hazard.
DANGER 1: Heart attack

Energy drinks include high levels of caffeine, carbohydrates, sugar and taurine. The common feature of these substances is that they threaten heart health. Sudden increase in blood pressure and rhythm disturbances in the heart can be seen when you consume energy drink. Even a single box of energy drinks can cause sudden heart attacks.
CASE 1: 16-year-old Lanna Hamman , who went on holiday with her family in 2014 , began to have difficulty breathing shortly after consuming energy drink, although she was a very healthy and athletic teenager. He collapsed. The young girl who was taken to the hospital urgently could not be saved. The autopsy revealed that the young girl had a heart attack and died.
CASE 2: 27-year-old Harun Yildiz , who consumed energy drink on his way home from a wedding in 2012, entered the toilet of a gas station on the grounds of nausea. Long-hearted young man who did not return to the car, was found dead in the toilet by relatives. The young man is presumed to have a heart attack.
 
DANGER 2: Sudden cardiac arrest

Energy drinks, due to the high amount of caffeine contained in blood pressure and heart health can adversely affect. This can lead to sudden cardiac arrest resulting in death.
CASE: 22-year-old Eda Dilara Kocatepe who took part in the opening of a store with her friends in Fethiye district of Muğla , was taken to the hospital saying that enerji I have a problem in my heart, I burn ”. Despite all the interventions made unfortunately could not be saved.
DANGER 3: Nerve and tissue damage

Vitamin B contained in the energy drink, when consumed in high doses can lead to disruption of the sensory and muscular sheaths to the muscles in the body. This causes people who consume energy drinks to use their muscles more difficult and experience sensory loss. When you consume energy drink, you may feel burning or tingling in your body due to loss of sensation. Even your nerves can be severely damaged and may take weeks to heal.
CASE: An American teacher Dan Royals , the energy needed to cope with the children were supplied from energy drinks. However, since he consumed 6 cans of energy drink per day, his tongue had melted. The fact that such a situation is experienced while paying attention to oral care shows how much damage the energy drinks can cause.
DANGER 4: Brain hemorrhage

High levels of caffeine, carbohydrate, sugar and taurine in energy drinks have a negative impact on your heart health. When you consume energy drinks, your blood pressure may increase, which increases the risk of cerebral hemorrhage.
CASE: You remember the couple of Austin and Brianne who came up with a sacrificing love story in recent years. Austin had a busy schedule and consumed plenty of energy drinks during the day. One night he suffered from severe brain hemorrhage, and underwent very difficult surgeries and sustained damage to his body.
DANGER 5: Obesity

Energy drinks contain high amounts of sugar. Almost 20-30 mg in a 250 ml can. These drinks, which contain sugar, are consumed especially by young people and children. This high calorie content can cause obesity problems in young people.
RESEARCH: A Danish study , energy drinks can cause obesity is revealed. According to the research, energy drinks contain 10 to 30 percent more sugar than sugar drinks sold in supermarkets.
EXPERT OPINION: Medipol University Esenler Hospital Dietitian Miray Yildirim , energy drinks cause obesity in children, slowing down the metabolism of substances that interact with the growth hormone.
DANGER 6: Diabetes

Energy drinks that contain high amounts of sugar do not give you a sense of saturation, making your appetite constantly eating and drinking. Therefore, consuming energy drinks can disrupt your sugar metabolism and lead to insulin resistance. This leads to type-2 diabetes.
RESEARCH: A study published in the journal culation Circulation [ reveals that sugar and carbonated beverages such as energy drinks or iced tea cause 133,000 people to die of diabetes each year.
DANGER 7: Chronic sleep disorder

When you consume energy drink, your brain's performance improves for a short time. This causes your brain to need more blood. However, your other organs cannot keep up with this request and your body will get stressed. The excess caffeine you consume causes chronic problems in your sleep patterns and shortens the duration of your REM sleep. So you start to wake up tired in the morning.
RESEARCH: Research conducted by the Danish Ministry of Health with the participation of 3 thousand 682 people , energy drinks contain excessive amounts of caffeine proves to cause sleep problems.
DANGER 8: Psychological problems

Certain substances, such as taurine, contained in energy drinks; It can cause psychological problems such as nervousness, restlessness and sudden severe reactions in the body.
EXPERT OPINION: Specialist Clinical Psychologist Gizem Mine Çölümlü from Memorial Şişli Hospital ; energy drinks cause uneasiness, intense anxiety and tension, thus inviting anxiety attacks. Research also proves that energy drinks cause unrest.
 
DANGER 9: Dependence

May be addictive due to the high percentage of sugar and caffeine in energy drinks. If not consumed, the body may suffer deprivation and stress. Experts insist that energy drinks should never be consumed if possible.
CASE: Dean Wharmby , who became dependent on the energy drink because he was doing sports , was a bodybuilder and could not do sports without drinking an energy drink because he needed a lot of energy. After a while, Dean Wharmby was diagnosed with cancer. After a difficult treatment, the tumor began to disappear and Dean Wharmby returned to the energy drink he was on a break from. This has caused cancer cells to proliferate, and unfortunately Dean is no longer among us…
EXPERT OPINION: Specialist Clinical Psychologist Gizem Mine Çölümlü from Memorial Şişli Hospital states that energy drinks can cause psychological and physical dependence and may lead to unhappiness when not consumed.
DANGER 10: Caffeine intoxication

Approximately 150 mg per liter of energy drink. caffeine. Consumption of energy drinks containing a high amount of caffeine increases the risk of caffeine poisoning. Caffeinated drinks such as coffee are consumed slowly because they are hot, while energy drinks are consumed quickly because they are cold and sweet. This causes your body to take too much caffeine too quickly. The consequences of caffeine poisoning can go as far as death.
CASE: A 16-year-old high school student Davis Allen Cripe , who suddenly collapsed in front of his friends in the US state of South Carolina, died of excessive caffeine consumption. In the autopsy report of Cripe, which became ill for consuming a bottle of soda, a glass of latte and a can of energy drink in about 2 hours, the young man was of normal height and weight, did not use alcohol or drugs, but had caffeine poisoning due to consumption of energy drink and his condition stopped. caused.
DANGER 11: Renal failure

Caffeine, which is abundant in the energy drink, causes loss of water in the body. This can cause your body to become dehydrated and damage your kidneys in the long term.
CASE: A man who consumed several cans of energy drinks after a heavy training in Sweden died of kidney failure. Experts, people who consume energy drink kidney disease, even if there is a history of kidney failure, he said.
BONUS: A mixture of alcohol and energy drinks

Energy drinks, which can be dangerous enough even when dry, are also frequently preferred in alcoholic cocktails. However, there is a fact that those who consume this mixture do not know: the interaction of caffeine and taurine with alcohol in the energy drink can have fatal consequences.
Although many people think that consuming alcohol with an energy drink will reduce the effect of alcohol, this is quite wrong. In fact, the opposite is true: According to a study by Associate Professor Cecile A. Marczinski of the University of Northern Kentucky , those who mix alcohol with an energy drink are three times more likely to get drunk than those who do not.
CASE: Ömer Suha Pınar , a third year high school student going on vacation with friends in 2015, decided to sleep after drinking a cocktail of vodka and energy drink. However, neither he nor his friends were aware that this was the last night of Omar Suha.
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