What are the dangers of drinking Red Bull with Cola and alcohol?”
“Red Bull gives you wings” say the commercials. But it turns out that misusing energy drinks, including the industry leader Red Bull, can give you health problems as well. The premise sounds good – drinking a beverage that gives you extra energy, and nowadays, who can’t use a little extra energy? Energy drinks have become a 1.1 Billion dollar industry with all of the major producers, and most of the smaller ones, jumping to get a piece of the action. Targeted primarily to teens and young adults, energy drinks combine varying amounts of caffeine, vitamins, sugar, and other ingredients such as taurine and ginseng. Most energy drinks have the same amount of caffeine as 1-2 cups of coffee. Red Bull in particular has the equivalent of 1 cup of coffee, Jolt Cola the equivalent of about 3 cups. So where’s the down side? There are several in my opinion. First, I’m not a big caffeine junkie having learned the hard way how addictive it can be (I used to pound down a six-pack of Dr. Pepper every
Energy drinks have become increasingly popular in recent years – Many young people combine energy drinks with alcohol when ‘clubbing’ in a belief that the combination will improve their stamina. New findings indicate that Red Bull, when consumed jointly with alcohol, does not improve a person’s physical performance. Energy drinks – usually a mixture of caffeine, taurine, carbohydrates, B-complex vitamins and gluconolactone – have become very popular in recent years. Although several studies support the widespread belief that energy drinks may enhance mood and/or improve cognitive and physical performance, very little research has investigated their purported ability to delay the depressant effects of alcohol on the central nervous system, thereby prolonging its excitatory effects. A study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research has found that an energy drink called Red Bull, when consumed jointly with alcohol, does not improve a person’s physical performa
