[b][/b]France & Denmark have banned it from the country...

RED BULL - slow death ...

Do NOT drink this drink anymore!

Pay attention...read everything...

As a public health safety, please pass on this email to all the contacts in your address book especially those with teenage children.

This drink is SOLD in all the supermarkets IN OUR country and our children ARE CONSUMING IT ON A TRIAL BASIS. IT can be FATAL.

RED BULL was created to stimulate the brains in people who are subjected to great physical force and in stress coma and never to be consumed like an innocent drink or soda pop.

RED BULL IS the energizer DRINK that is commercialized world-wide with its slogan: "It increases endurance, awakens the concentration capacity and the speed of reaction, offers more energy and improves the mood. All this can be found in a can of RED BULL, the power drink of the millennium."

RED BULL has managed to arrive in almost 100 countries worldwide. The RED BULL logo is targeted at young people and sportsmen, two attractive segments that have been captivated by the stimulus that the drink provides.

It was created by Dietrich Mateschitz, an industrialist of Austrian origin who discovered the drink by chance. It happened during a business trip to Hong Kong , when he was working at a factory that manufactured toothbrushes.

The liquid, based on a formula that contained caffeine and taurine, caused a rage in that country. Imagine the grand success of this drink in Europe where the product still did not exist, besides it was a superb opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

BUT THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS DRINK IS ANOTHER THING

FRANCE and DENMARK have just prohibited it as a cocktail of death, due to its vitamin components mixed with GLUCURONOLACTONE ' - a highly-dangerous chemical, which was developed by the United States Department of Defense during the sixties to stimulate the moral of the troops based in VIETNAM, which acted like a hallucinogenic drug that calmed the stress of the war.

But their effects in the organism were so devastating, that it was discontinued, because of the high index of cases of migraines, cerebral tumors and diseases of the liver that was evident in the soldiers who consumed it.

And in spite of it, in the can of RED BULL you can still find as one of its components: GLUCURONOLACTONE, categorized medically as a stimulant. But what it does not say on the can of RED BULL are the consequences of its consumption, and that has forced a series of WARNINGS...

1. It is dangerous to take it if you do not engage in physical exercise afterwards, since its energizing function accelerates the heart rate and can cause a sudden attack.

2. You run the risk of undergoing a cerebral hemorrhage, because RED BULL contains components that dilute the blood so that the heart utilizes less energy to pump the blood, and thus be able to deliver physical force with less effort being exerted.

3. It is prohibited to mix RED BULL with alcohol, because the mixture turns the drink into a " Deadly Bomb " that attacks the liver directly, causing the affected area never to regenerate anymore.

4. One of the main components of RED BULL is the B12 vitamin, used in medicine to recover patients who are in a coma ; from here the hypertension and the state of excitement which is experienced after taking it, as if you were in a drunken state.

5. The regular consumption of RED BULL triggers off symptoms in the form of a series of irreversible nervous and neuronal diseases.

CONCLUSION: It is a drink that should be prohibited in the entire world as when it is mixed with alcohol it creates a TIME BOMB for the human body, mainly between innocent adolescents and adults with little experience. Forward this mail to Everyone and Let them know about this.

This revelation is definately frightening! Who can bear this?

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GlaxoSmithKline(Nigeria) claims it's a 'safe and rich formulation' so they can always be held accountable for their product but who do you hold for the imported ones? Nigerians should beware of the contents of most of all those imported 'energy' drinks, not just Red Bull.

Thank God i no dey take all these phoney energy drinks i know safe natural products that can giv me energy 2 perform my obligations. ;

billyG: Thank God i no dey take all these phoney energy drinks i know safe natural products that can giv me energy 2 perform my obligations. ;

Topic says power horse, Post says red bull. Poster should just say energy drinks in general. Those things are indeed deadly

dominique: Topic says power horse, Post says red bull. Poster should just say energy drinks in general. Those things are indeed deadly

Thanks dominique. I had Modified the header. I can not however generalize all drinks since I only have information on RED BULL.

Here we go again.

Now, just for the records, let me clearly state I'm not in anyway affiliated to Redbull and/or I and do not, or intend to, own shares in its company. I do believe there are health concerns related to the use of energy drinks, but its nowhere as frightening as in OP's article--not proven to be so, anyway.

In as I'm in support of informing the public about possible hazardous items, I do believe it behooves us to provide clear scientific basis for our concerns and not engage in scare-mongering tactics.

NB: I've shortened glucoronolactone to GLU

[b][/b]France & Denmark have banned it from the country...

Yes, it was initially banned, but France had to capitulate following an intervention by the EU which claimed there was no clear evidence on danger it poses.

RED BULL - slow death ...

Proof? None.

FRANCE and DENMARK have just prohibited it as a cocktail of death, due to its vitamin components mixed with GLUCURONOLACTONE ' - a highly-dangerous chemical, which was developed by the United States Department of Defense during the sixties to stimulate the moral of the troops based in VIETNAM, which acted like a hallucinogenic drug that calmed the stress of the war.

But their effects in the organism were so devastating, that it was discontinued, because of the high index of cases of migraines, cerebral tumors and diseases of the liver that was evident in the soldiers who consumed it.

And in spite of it, in the can of RED BULL you can still find as one of its components: GLUCURONOLACTONE, categorized medically as a stimulant. But what it does not say on the can of RED BULL are the consequences of its consumption, and that has forced a series of WARNINGS...

Everything here is complete, unmitigated, 100% condensed, 2-a-kobo T-R-A-S-H!!!

I don't even know where to begin. . .

For a start France (initially) and Denmark banned the drink because of fears the high Caffeine and taurine content, not because of the GLU content.

Secondly, the claim that GLU was "developed by the United States Department of Defense. . .blah, blah", is simply laughable. FACT 1: It naturally occurs in the body and is an essential component of connective tissues.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-glucuronolactone.htm

http://www.cracked.com/article_16785_7-retarded-food-myths-internet-thinks-are-true.html


FACT2: The amount of GLU in a can of Redbull is indeed high; said to be about 250 times the normal intake. What does such a large amount mean? Well, for now, nothing. In the words of those who should know:

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted a scientific opinion on two ingredients commonly used in so-called energy drinks. Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) concluded that exposure to taurine and d-glucuronolactone through regular consumption of energy drinks was not of safety concern.

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/ans090212.htm

And in spite of it, in the can of RED BULL you can still find as one of its components: GLUCURONOLACTONE, categorized medically as a stimulant. But what it does not say on the can of RED BULL are the consequences of its consumption, and that has forced a series of WARNINGS...

GLU is NOT classified medically as a stimulant. As noted above, it is the component of connective tissues. If the article had said caffeine, then I would have been more sympathetic.

1. It is dangerous to take it if you do not engage in physical exercise afterwards, since its energizing function accelerates the heart rate and can cause a sudden attack.

Bland internet rumour devoid of any proof.

2. You run the risk of undergoing a cerebral hemorrhage, because RED BULL contains components that dilute the blood so that the heart utilizes less energy to pump the blood, and thus be able to deliver physical force with less effort being exerted.

This is absolutely meaningless. If any agent were to 'dilute the blood', then the direct opposite of what is claimed above would result, i.e a compensatory positive inotropic effect resulting in a increased in cardiac output. Physiology 201!

3. It is prohibited to mix RED BULL with alcohol, because the mixture turns the drink into a " Deadly Bomb " that attacks the liver directly, causing the affected area never to regenerate anymore.

Again no solid proof of this.

4. One of the main components of RED BULL is the B12 vitamin, used in medicine to recover patients who are in a coma ; from here the hypertension and the state of excitement which is experienced after taking it, as if you were in a drunken state.

Complete trash. However wrote this has no idea of what he's talking about. B12 is NOT used to recover patients in coma.

I'm tired of typing jare

CONCLUSION. . .

Red bull or not, energy drinks are generally dangerous. Read this article to learn some bitter truths manufacturers never told you about energy drinks.
http://vitalhealthinfo.com/side-effects-of-energy-drinks