EXPERTS SAY THIS CONDITION
SHOULD BE TREATED BY A
PSYCHOLOGIST.
IF YOU ARE A BIG FAN OF
HIGHLY CAFFEINATED ENERGY
DRINKS YOU MAY BE SETTING
YOURSELF UP FOR BIG PROBLEMS.
THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY ROOM
VISITS ARE ON THE RISE AND NOW
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THOSE COULD
HAVE A MAJOR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND YOUR
HEART.
I AM MAGGIE AND I AM JOINED BY
OUR MEDICAL EXPERT IN THE
STUDIO TODAY.
NOW, DR. CAMPBELL ONE BIG ISSUE
IS WHAT IS EXACTLY IN THESE
ENERGY DRINK.
THERE'S NEARLY 500
DIFFERENT BRANDS ON THE MARKET
ALREADY AND IN OF THESE CONTAIN
REALLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF
CAFFEINE.
ONE OF THOSE OTHER INGREDIENTS
SUCH AS B VITAMINS.
IN CONTAIN SAME AMOUNT OF
CAFFEINE AS WHAT'S IN FOUR TO
FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE IN ONE
DRINK.
TELL US ABOUT THIS STUDY.
RESEARCHERS COMPARED THOSE
DRINKING CAFFEINE ONLY WITH
THOSE WHO WERE DRINKING AN
ENERGY DRINK.
THEY MEASURED THE BLOOD
PRESSURE, THEY TOOK AN EKG ON
THEM.
THEY MEASURED THEIR ELECTRICAL
ACTIVITY IN HEART FOR 24 HOURS
AFTER THE AS A RESULTS CON
SEEMED THESE DRINKS.
ONE CHANGE FOUND IN THE EKG WAS
SOMETHING CALLED QT
PROLONGATION AND THIS IS
ASSOCIATE WINDOW LIFE
THREATENING HEART RYTHM.
IT WAS SEEN AFTER THE ENERGY
DRINK BUT NOT AFTER DRINKING
CAFFEINE.
IN ADDITION, BLOOD PRESSURE
INCREASED BY CLOSE TO FIVE
POINTS AFTER DRINKING THE
ENERGY DRINK BUT JUST UNDER 1
POINT ON JUST CAFFEINE.
THIS BLOOD PRESSURE ELEVATION
STAYED IN PLACE FOR SIX HOURS
AFTER AN ENERGY DRINK.
WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION
WITH ENERGY DRINKS?
STEER CLEAR OF THEM.
IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION I
BELIEVE THEY NEED TO BE AVOIDED
FOR THE HEALTHY INDIVIDUAL,
MAYBE THEY'RE OKAY, BUT IF YOU
HAVE ANY KIND OF UNDERLYING
HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE OR HEART RYTHM
PROBLEMS THEY COULD POSE A
SIGNIFICANT RISK.
ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT
IS WE MIX THESE WITH ALCOHOL,
IT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE IT IS
NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS AND ER
VISITS.
WE REALLY NEED MORE STUDYS TO
SORT OUT THE OTHER EFFECTS OF
THE THING BESIDES CAFFEINE IN
THESE DRINKS.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD
SAY STAY AWAY FROM.
THERE'S REALLY NO GOOD
NUTRITIONAL VALUE.
GOOD INFORMATION AS ALWAYS.
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