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Abubakar Sani, a consultant cardiologist at Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, has warned Nigerians against excessive consumption of energy drinks.

There has been an increase in the consumption of energy drinks amongst youths in the Gombe metropolis and its suburbs.

Some youths told journalists that they consumed energy beverages to endure long working hours and enhance sexual performance. Others said they usually mix the drinks with alcohol to “get maximum results.”

Mr Sani, in an interview with journalists on Friday, described the excessive consumption of the stimulant-packed beverages as a “time bomb” for heart health, especially among young people.

He stated that the surge in energy drink consumption, especially among young people, posed risks that may be far more serious than most consumers realise.

According to him, with cardiovascular diseases becoming a major contributory factor to the leading cause of deaths in developing countries, it has become imperative for youths to stay away from such drinks.

He stated that there were cardiovascular hazards associated with heavy consumption of energy drinks, such as raising the risk of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, while posing a serious risk of stroke.

“These (energy) drinks can disrupt the heart’s electrical rhythm and activities and make blood vessels stiff, which increases the chances of dangerous irregularities in heartbeat.

“Energy drinks are rich in caffeine, sugar, and other extracts that affect most parts of our body, from the heart to the nervous system, brain, liver, and kidneys, amongst others.

“For the sake of your heart health, stay away from energy drinks; they are not safe, and their complications may take time, but they will surely come,” he warned.

Mr Sani said recent studies had attributed the risk of heart disease amongst youths to excessive energy drink consumption, staying up late, poor dieting, and lack of exercise.

According to the cardiologist, the cost of excessive consumption of energy drinks is more serious for persons with an underlying heart condition.

“The combination of high caffeine levels and added stimulants can strain the heart far more than most people realise.

“Youths must avoid these drinks, as energy beverages can affect the heart and, in severe cases, trigger cardiac arrest and even death without prompt medical intervention,” he said.

Mr Sani also dismissed misconceptions that taking energy drinks makes one brilliant, warning that the excessive intake of energy drinks could lead to mental health issues, such as increased anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep difficulties.

He advised Nigerians to stay away from energy, alcoholic, and sugary drinks; avoid high-salt intake and processed foods; and embrace a healthy diet and exercise to improve heart health.

Source: https://gazettengr.com/cardiologist-warns-nigerians-against-excessive-consumption-of-energy-drinks/

Some youths told journalists that they consumed energy beverages to endure long working hours and enhance sexual performance

Hmm... Men are suffering.

Most men today take all sorts of liver, heart and kidney damaging drugs and energy drinks to enhance their sexual performance and give her a bed shaking orgasm........ and still end up paying her for sex.

this life is hard.

If you drink carbonated soda, they will complain

If you drink Energy drink, they will complain

If you drink Alcohol, they will complain....

Wetin Man go do ?

DoWhatThouWilt:
Hmm... Men are suffering.

Most men today take all sorts of liver, heart and kidney damaging drugs and energy drinks to enhance their sexual performance and give her a bed shaking orgasm........ and still end up paying her for sex.

this life is hard.

My brother men are suffering. That's why most of them hardly live to eat the fruit of their labor. You will work hard to make money.You will go and toast one demon. She will be doing shakara o. You will buy all sorts of gift to make her say yes. You will now go and pay for lodging hotel,you will buy food for her,pay her tfare to and fro. You will still go and buy sex enhancement rubbish for yourself,so that she will call you super man. After making her cum multiple times,you will still pay her for all the enjoyment she came to collect. The married ones,that's another case. The man will be spending,the wife will be taking the praise and glory.

Who do men this thing ?

Even carbonated drinks.

One has to be careful these days
Alot of fake products

I don't drink anything again except water.

Peeps always look at me like an alien. But you will only understand when you are intentional with your daily life.

Y'all up there should stop seeing men as the victims while trying to blame women every damn time. Women this women that! You lots will even blame women when you can't get an erection! Most men feel/think we're wiser but in reality, women are, and who's to blame really? For example, women are never stupid enough to spend foolishly on men they just met, but (foolish) men do this a lot, some even go as far as insisting. You want to have sex with a woman and you go about buying/taking all manner of energy drinks (even drugs and shi) just to impress her, even when she didn't ask you to go through all that stress, then you turn around and shift blame, what rubbïsh! In fact, men are beginning to complain too much about women while shifting blame also, in this generation..

That is, if you decide to be föôlish be it without accusing or shifting blame..

As for me, I have sworn never to do anything against myself just to please someone, let alone women. If I do 20mins ontop and e nor do you, abeg try again another time, nor be food. I don't smoke and I drink occasionally in moderation, nothing/no one can force/pressure me to do otherwise (against myself)...

Very true.

Mixing with alcohol is worse.

Omo! I take them every day o.
Monster
Predator
Fearless
Redbull and commando

BigYash:
My brother men are suffering. That's why most of them hardly live to eat the fruit of their labor. You will work hard to make money.You will go and toast one demon. She will be doing shakara o. You will buy all sorts of gift to make her say yes. You will now go and pay for lodging hotel,you will buy food for her,pay her tfare to and fro. You will still go and buy sex enhancement rubbish for yourself,so that she will call you super man. After making her cum multiple times,you will still pay her for all the enjoyment she came to collect. The married ones,that's another case. The man will be spending,the wife will be taking the praise and glory.





Who do men this thing ?

Na that bolded dey vex me pass

That's why I see marriage as scam, mostly benefits women

Last year on average, I drank 1-2bottle of carbonated or energy drink per week.

But this year, l make it as part of my new year resolutions not to go near Minerals (drinks) and anything that contains sugar except the natural ones.

Poweredcom, hope say you can learn from this doctor o. Suffry suffry as you dey drink all those energy drink before you go Triple Tower Oluti and Cynergy. Na beg I dey beg you o

It is very true. A word is always enough for the wise.

Love800:
I don't drink anything again except water.

Peeps always look at me like an alien. But you will only understand when you are intentional with your daily life.

I don’t take maggi softdrinks alcohol, just water alone. When hanging out with my guys dem dey always vex lol

SlavaUkraini:
If you drink carbonated soda, they will complain

If you drink Energy drink, they will complain

If you drink Alcohol, they will complain....

Wetin Man go do ?

Make man take only water

Omo and I drink super commando almost every day

SlavaUkraini:
If you drink carbonated soda, they will complain

If you drink Energy drink, they will complain

If you drink Alcohol, they will complain....

Wetin Man go do ?

Make sure you drink water,

But don't drink bottle water so you won't drink microplastic

If we begin to listen to all these, life would be boring, empty and full of anxiety and depression as these drinks are designed to make one enjoy happiness, peace and momentarily forget his problem. What is life without alcohol and energy drink. You can still die of one thing or the other even without energy drink and alcohol.
Excess of sugar is unhealthy and absence of it in the body is also unhealthy.
What is important is maintaining moderate in your consumption

SlavaUkraini:
If you drink carbonated soda, they will complain

If you drink Energy drink, they will complain

If you drink Alcohol, they will complain....

Wetin Man go do ?

Drink water. They won't complain

Many Nigerians feel like they enjoy by taking early death substances.

More related are:
Salt
Seasoning, 'maggi', condiments,
Artificial sugar

You hardly see the new generation taking bitter vitamin rich veg/fruits or even using enough crayfish or fish to enrich their life

To shock you, the average lifespan of the victims is at 47 years while that of those that choose the discipline in such consumption is at 65

Monster Energy - Black, Pink and Green / White in Descending Order....

I do not particularly like Red Bull and Power House.

Used to take cartons of Monster during COVID. One Senator's wife in North hear am for my hand

Stay away from it. Seemed to boost my libido but i cut it out when i had crazy unusual cardiac rhythms. I stopped totally.

Started jogging 5 miles every morning and taking lots of water instead.

Poorly researched article by the way.

So na wetin man go con drink?? ..
..40years old whiskey? 🙄

Drink water
Life no hard pass like that

SlavaUkraini:
If you drink carbonated soda, they will complain

If you drink Energy drink, they will complain

If you drink Alcohol, they will complain....

Wetin Man go do ?

I hope my coke and fata is not included

SlavaUkraini:
If you drink carbonated soda, they will complain

If you drink Energy drink, they will complain

If you drink Alcohol, they will complain....

Wetin Man go do ?

Drink water and no one will complain

Love800:
I don't drink anything again except water.

Peeps always look at me like an alien. But you will only understand when you are intentional with your daily life.

I'm striving to this level, I want to cut off soda completely. When I even go for outings I don't drink anything outside water but these few times I take soda needs to go so I can be completely free from all these killers from within

Should that even be a news..

I am actually reduce sugar generally, including processed carbs and factory foods.

They are now occasional events to me unlike before that my life almost depends on them.

SlavaUkraini:
If you drink carbonated soda, they will complain

If you drink Energy drink, they will complain

If you drink Alcohol, they will complain....

Wetin Man go do ?

Ogar ?
Drink Water is very good for ur health

well in my own case you have said the truth
Those drinks are bad for the health including coke and Fanta and all because we have a lot of fake products outside and also no regulations to look into it

So for man like us na pure ogogoro with herb we dey use
And we take a lot of water to flush it out with plenty exercise
Na God dey run am though

Even 1or 2 bottle in a week will affect my health?