There has been debate for decades about a specific type of drink whose brand is often young people. Medical professionals say the results of a new case study are evidence that concerns about this type of drink are rooted, after researchers looked deeply at a case of heart and kidney failure in an otherwise healthy young man.
BMJ case reports published a case study led by a research team of cardiovascular and cardiology professionals in the United Kingdom. The researchers assessed what caused a 21-year-old male patient to have severe ‘kidney failure, abdominal swelling in healthcare’ urinary retention and severe enlargement of both kidneys, along with shortness of breath.
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A medical team conducted an investigation to discover that the patient’s heart was not pumping blood properly, and needed immediate intervention. Meanwhile, for the past few months, the patient has remembered weight loss, fever, and fatigue that made it impossible for him to continue his college studies while his doctor treated his symptoms with antibiotics.
An overview of his family and personal history was found, as stated in the report, “the history of regular beverage consumption with ‘energy drink’, which specifically consumes an average of four 500 milliliter cans per day for about two years.” A review of the kind he drank showed the researchers that each can contained 160 mg of caffeine, in addition to the amino acid taurine and a number of other ingredients. ‘
He was treated for the heart condition and underwent a course of dialysis and other treatments, while remembering that he has experienced in recent months trembling, a racing heart, insomnia, indigestion and migraines if he did not drink the drink.
According to the researchers, the case highlights that “most consumers are unaware” of the “wide range of potentially harmful effects on health, including cardiovascular dysfunction and heart failure”, which are shown to cause some energy drinks. The patient presents his own perspective as part of the report: “I think there needs to be more awareness of energy drinks and the effect of their content. I believe it is very addictive and far too accessible to young children. I think there should be warning labels, similar to smoking, made to address the potential dangers of Ingredients in energy drinks. ‘
We reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate energy drinks, and it is therefore up to consumers to obtain the facts. Check out our list of some ingredients you need to take care of before taking a look.
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