When caffeine kills: Energy drinks under the spotlight

[AlphaMethylPhenyl]

I agree. What this person did was just plain stupid. There will be more of this happening if/when drugs become more available.

 

[pillboxskid]

Coffee is one of my guilty pleasures i must say say.My morning coffee is the most important gets me going.I also use caffine pillz to go to the gym to give me energy for long work outs on running machines and weights. so yeah caffiene playz a important rool in my day to day thingz!!!!

 

[Foreigner]

According to Karen Collins, a registered dietician at the American Institute for Cancer Research, it takes at least three hours to clear half the caffeine from the body, and 15 to 35 hours to eliminate it.

How fast someone metabolizes caffeine depends on their liver enzymes. I'm a rapid metabolizer so caffeine does nothing to me. I can down 5 cups of coffee and won't feel anything. A slow metabolizer will get the shakes.

I really wish modern medicine would get a clue already. The genetic research on the CYP450 group is old news. Most of the so called "side effects" or "drug allergies" are not allergies at all, but enzyme incompatibilities. It would save tens of thousands of lives every year.

 

[Jabberwocky]

caffeine is an INCREDIBLY safe drug, don't fall for media hype lol.
Consuming ridiculous amounts of caffeine capsules, or using *any* type of stimulant when you've got issues/predispositions, is bad. But that logic applies to almost everything, not just caffeine.

 

[powerofthemind]

another of example that any safe substance can be dangerous in the hands of irresponsible people

 

[tackyspiral]

seriously too much of anything is bad people forget you can die from drinking tooo much Water....