ladyniner81 people suck
05/18/17 10:59 am
I heard the kid had heart issues. And if you have heart problems, stay away from caffeine. When my dad was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, his cardiologist told him to lay off the caffeine. Even me, with seizures was told by my neurologist to lay off of it
leilu SoCal
05/16/17 10:13 pm
Yikes! I was losing my hair due to a vitamin B deficiency and I think it had to do with the increased amount of caffeine, in the form of black coffee, I was enjoying. I also had decreased energy. Caffeine inhibits the body's ability to absorb B-12.
GeneralCool NH
05/16/17 4:19 pm
I'm 15 and I cut down my soda consumption from about 50 cans a week a year ago to about 9-14 a week. I only drink soda during dinner and lunch, but most of the time only during dinner. I know its still very unhealthy, but I gag if I drink water when eating meals.
susanr Colorado
05/16/17 4:03 pm
I'm quite aware of the danger of too much caffeine (personal story, but I'll get to that in a minute) and I know it can be fatal, but I'm honestly surprised by that story. I know they said there was no complicating medical history, but I wonder if we've seen a really complete story on this yet. I suspect there *was* an underlying vulnerability, probably not visible at autopsy. It was said that this is exceedingly rare (1st case in the state?).
There was a link within the article to another story, about how much caffeine it takes to kill an average person. This is what *that* article claims:
"It would likely take anywhere from 50-100 cups of coffee to result in a lethal dose of caffeine," Glatter said.
The amount the teen in the first article consumed is not, of course, anywhere near 50-100 cups. But I don't really think that amount is correct, anyway (just a guess, though).
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