Energy Drinks and Heart Disease
Though nothing is definitive as of yet, some research is showing that there may be a link between energy drink consumption and patients with high blood pressure or heart disease getting ill. The sudden increase in heart rate is what concerns physicians more. Likewise patients who are high risk candidates to begin with may deem it a wise choice to get regular yearly screenings as energy drinks may the possibility of adverse affects.
Fox News said, "In a study, Dr. James S. Kalus and colleagues found that healthy adults who drank two cans of a popular energy drink experienced an increase in blood pressure and heart rate.The increases in blood pressure and heart rate were insignificant for healthy adults, but could prove a problem for people with a heart-related condition, the researchers warn. Energy drinks, marketed to enhance brain function and stamina, usually contain caffeine, taurine, sugars, vitamins, and other nutritional supplements, the investigators point out. The potential effects of energy drinks on blood pressure and the heart have not been well studied."
