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What is Red Bull?

Some of you may find this interesting: Red Bull is banned from all shops except pharmacies in Norway, Denmark and France, where it is classified as a medicine because of its high caffeine content. It is also under investigation by the Swedish health authorities who are examining for links between Red Bull drinks and three recent deaths (two of which involved red bull + vodka + nightclubs, and the other of which combined gym session + several cans of red bull).
I think the version we can buy in supermarkets in Australia has a reduced caffeine content compared to the Asian and European product, but I could be wrong.
A recent article here.
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mmm... energy
i enjoy it a lot, though w/my crazy low tolerance for everything, one can will keep me awake for two days straight, yikes...
anyways, it's fun stuff.
~lil
 
I aint got no wings yet. Do I have a case to sue them? Red bull only contains 50mg caffiene => cup of coffee. This stuff is only a scam.
 
If that "FAQ" ever makes it out of here better change the "What it Looks Like" section from "pinkish".
It's not "pinkish", ok?
 
I don't drink a lot of Red Bull myself. Hey, why do caffine when you can do meth, right? That said, I think this is a great drink. Why?
Because it uses glucose and sucrose as opposed to fructose. These are all sugars, but they are different. Fructose, is converted to energy very quickly. So quickly in fact, that the body can't use all of it right then so it stores it in the form of fat to be used another day. In contrast, sugars like glucose and sucrose break down much more slowly, and depending on your metabolism, may not be converted to fat at all. Long distance bikers and runners usually drink a solution of water and glucose because of it's long burn time. So, this shit is great if you're out dancing all night.
If memory serves me correct, Red Bull is sweetened by sucrose and I believe glucose. Almost any drink you buy is sweetened by fructose, because it's cheap to make. Anyway, this is the selling point of the drink for me. You avoid the rapid pick me up and subsequent sugar crash. I mean it happens, but doesn't have the type of spike that fructose does. It's a great drink for the long distance dancer.
 
Yellow pinkish...whatever, I'll change the Faq. I don't want to spread false info. I don't like the stuff and haven't had it for a awhile....my bad...
...and only 110mg. of caf.? Shit, I drink coffee stronger than that, what are those Euro's worried about?
[This message has been edited by Dr. Quack (edited 01 August 2001).]
 
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