Do you redbull? I do but now I think twice

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came across this article and it really gave me food for thought. i know that drinking too much red bull is bad for me. however, this came as a real shocker. i rely on red bull on days that i feel tired and lethargic. it also helps when i need to stay awake and can't afford to feel sleepy. now that the study points out that one can is enough to increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, i really start to wonder if i should stop drinking it totally. it's pretty scary to know that one can is enough to cause so much damage. Red Bull 'ups stroke risk' CANBERRA: Just one can of the popular energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said yesterday. Dr Scott Willoughby, from the Car-diovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and his team tested the cardiovascular systems of 30 adults an hour before and after they drank a 250ml can of sugar-free Red Bull. They found that the caffeine-loaded beverage, popular with students and sports buffs, caused the blood to become sticky, a precursor to cardio-vascular problems such as strokes, an Australian newspaper said. Red Bull Australia spokesman Linda Rychter said the report would be assessed by the company's head office in Austria. 'The study does not show effects which would go beyond that of drinking a cup of coffee. Therefore, the reported results...lie within the normal physiological range,' she told Reuters. Red Bull is banned in Norway, Uru-guay and Denmark because of health risks listed on its cans, but 3.5 billion cans were sold in 143 nations last year. REUTERS