4 or 5 years ago I noticed a few guys around my age (late 40's early 50's) having heart attacks and dying, I was fortunate enough to be with one guy and he asked me about his symptoms (I'm an EMT), I took him immediately to a hospital and that night he had a massive heart attack, he got lucky and lived.
Anyhow, I asked my Dr at my next visit if she has noticed an uptick in heart attacks in younger men and she said she absolutely had noticed that. When I asked her what she attributed the rise in MI to she said "Energy Drinks" without hesitation. She said that if I thought it was bad now to just wait another 15 years. There's a whole generation coming up that has been drinking that garbage their whole life. She said she fully expects to see guys in their late 20's and early 30's regularly having heart attacks.
What exactly is it with energy drinks? Excessive caffeine intake?
Chemical stimulants, they are loaded with shit that is horrible for your health.
Its an interesting theory. Reminds me of when I used to watch deadliest catch on discovery, one of the older captains would frequently consume energy drinks. That guy ended up having a heart attack and dieing while being filmed. He also chain smoked cigarettes, and generally had little concern for his health.
That's a good point. A lot of teenagers and athletes chug energy drinks.
Brother in law had a heart attacks at 23. Drank 5 or 6 red bulls a day.
Oh man, that's terrible. Did he make it?
Yes. He recovered just fine but certainly stopped drinking energy drinks. He's a Big strong guy too.
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