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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Put down the Red Bull and no one gets hurt

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Now that the weather is heating up, quenching your thirst and rehydrating becomes top priority--but be careful when picking a tasty bevvie. It seems that more and more people are getting admitted to hospitals, complaining of nausea, heart palpitations and excessive sweating after consuming energy beverages. It seems that the highly-caffeinated soft drinks definitely kick up the metabolism, but teens and party goers tend to consider them interchangeable with a normal can of soda. The popularity of energy drinks continues to grow, and even Mickey D's is testing the buzz by offering Red Bull at select locations this summer.

I'm not sure how safe they are, but considering that I--a bona fide caffeine addict--can tell the difference in my alertness when I switch from my typical vodka/cran or vodka/Diet Cokes to vodka/Rock Star, I knew that the caffeine has to be significant. However, I had no idea that serving for serving, Rock Star has more than three times the caffeine as Diet Coke. I can't really drink more than one glass of the stuff without getting tremendous heartburn (sucks to get old), but if folks are drinking four or more servings of the stuff, they're ingesting a crazy amount of additives. Eeek, no wonder folks are experiencing side effects! Be safe out there, chicas!

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  • Heather's Avatar
    Posted by Heather Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:11pm PDT

    I love my sugar free Red Bull. After spending 6 hours in front of a spreadsheet at my office It is just the pickup I need. RockStar is crazy dangerous, I wouldn't touch the stuff if my life depended on it.

    Sugar-free Red Bull is the way to go!

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  • u's Avatar
    Posted by u Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:35pm PDT

    Yaah!! I will take care from RED BULL...I am agree with this artical..

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  • Evan's Avatar
    Posted by Evan Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:50pm PDT

    THATZ SO CRAZY YA DIGG

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  • Nnaa's Avatar
    Posted by Nnaa Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:17am PDT

    I wonder what all the fuss is about.i've been taking Sugar free Redbull for years and so far theres been no damage. ROCKSTAR!? All i know is that i wouldnt touch that thing with a SIX FOOT POLE..

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  • 's Avatar
    Posted by Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:28am PDT

    i just found the enjoyment of drinkin red bull.. i really really like it!

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  • mani kumar's Avatar
    Posted by mani kumar Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:05am PDT

    its taste is horrible ... forget about health :P

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  • Kaitlin B's Avatar
    Posted by Kaitlin B Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:06am PDT

    Whats so wrong with rockstar?

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  • Jessica's Avatar
    Posted by Jessica Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:05am PDT

    im addicted to redbull i have my morning coctail that consists o a 20oz cup of coffee and my 12oz. can of redbull. ive done if for the past year and i have NO health issues with my caffiene intake!

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  • Cassandra's Avatar
    Posted by Cassandra Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:32am PDT

    I beleave this the reason why so many of are kids are dropping like flies from drinking red bull.I tried it once to stuydy for finales and had to be watched over night due to rapid heart beats.

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  • al's Avatar
    Posted by al Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:18am PDT

    i am a fan of SOBE it is so much better tasting than red bull i don't know about all the health issues but i haven't experienced them yet :)

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