28 cans of Red Bull per day. This daily consumption of this energy drink cost Lena Lupari’s eyesight.
Lena Lupari, 26, from Newtownabbey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, gained so much weight after consuming seven liters of Red Bull daily that her brain swelled and she lost her sight . Swallowing 28 cans of soda or 7 liters of Red Bull is the equivalent of consuming 3000 calories. In addition to “gorging” on this drink, the young woman ate junk food or large quantities of pasta.
Red Bull is a soda that contains sweetened carbonated water, (27g of sugar per can, or 5.5 pieces of sugar), 80mg of caffeine, 600mg of D-glucurono-gamma-lactone. body to eliminate waste, fight against fatigue and bring a feeling of well-being. But it also seems to strain the kidneys. And 1000mg of taurine. This amino acid is involved in the functioning of neurons and nerve transmission. In case of strong physical activity, it allows the elimination of toxins and prevents muscle cramps.
The young woman, mother of three children, suffered for 5 years from headaches that she ignored and treated with painkillers. But in June, she was hospitalized. She could no longer lift her head from the bed.
“I suffered from migraines and headaches for almost five years, but I just ignored them by taking painkillers,” she told the Daily Mail. “Then my eyesight disappeared and I couldn’t even lift my head off the bed and I ended up in the hospital for six days.”
Doctors diagnosed the young woman with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, caused by the overconsumption of this soda and the young woman’s overweight. A 250 ml can of Red Bull contains 80 mg of caffeine, which increases the heart rate. Patients with high blood pressure or coronary heart disease and hypertension are advised not to consume this type of drink.
The sanction is final. So that the symptoms do not worsen, the young woman must lose 45 kilos and must of course wean herself off Red Bull.
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