Is Red Bull bad for your Health - A look at the Ingredients
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There's always been bad things said about red bull , people will tell you not to drink it , things like it will make you shoot blanks unable to have kids in the future and some even say its carsonagenic ( causes cancer)
I've asked people why they believe it causes cancer and they respond with "yeaa its all that taurine" but last time I checked taurine is an amino acid that is naturally produced by the body, Whenever you eat high protein foods such as seafood or chicken your body will absorb the amino acids and use them to produce taurine. Many people especially gym addicts will take some taurine before a workout to give them a bit of a boost.
With this being said I've read bad things about ingesting synthetic taurine, as most commonly the body will produce taurine not be given straight taurine and it would be safer to absorb the essential amino's from your foods to produce taurine. It would be interesting to know whether ot not the taurine in red bull is synthetic or derived from natural protein.
Caffeine
Red bull also contains caffeine which is something you dont want to be hyped up on all day , the recommended daily dosage is somewhere between 200 - 400 mg, and many multivitamins contain green tea extracts which will give you your daily caffeine so if your drinking red bull ontop of that your daily dosage can jump up significantly and your heart will be pumping like a racehorse, but then again coffee drinkers are pretty hyped up on caffeine so it depends on how badly it effects you.
Carbonated Drinks
Many people avoid carbonated drinks because of research showing signs that it may possibly weaken bones and damage your stomach lining. A lot of this research is nowhere near reliable enough to make a proper informed decision from, so its better to be safe than sorry and keep your carbonated drinks down to a minimum.
Vitamins in Red Bull
Red bull also contains some vitamins, mostly b group vitamins useful for helping people deal with stress and give your immune system a bit of a boost. The levels of these vitamins in red bull are not that high but some of them are even listed as beeing 100% of the RDA (Recommended daily allowance) one thing I would be worried about is that you start overdosing on vitamins , its true you usually urinate out any excess vitamins but its not healthy to be taking in so many vitamins from a unatural source.
Niacin
red bull also contains niacin and in high doses people may feel facial flushing or have an itchy sensation around there neck or shoulders. So thats something to think about if your already taking niacin in the form of a multivitamin or through your daily diet.
Sugars
Red bull contains basic sugars in the form of sucrose and glucose and there is no reason these should be avoided unless on a strict weight loss plan.
30 red bulls a week
A friend of mine is addicted to red bull and has a whole bar fridge full of them and drinks about 30 a week and he has been doing so for years and he seems fine, but I think he's hit the point where he cannot stop and is addicted to the rush and he crashes hard when he comes off it, to drink or not to drink , i love the taste but didn't think the crash for me was worth it and I am already taking a lot of caffeine in other forms, (coffee , multivitamin)
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I tried it once, and thought it was revolting (-: Tea for me!
I am a red bull fan, especially if it comes with Vodka!
The vitamin components mixed with GLUCUROLACTONE; A highly dangerous chemical, which was developed by the United States Department of Defence during 60 years to stimulate the moral of the troops in VIETNAM, which acted like a hallucinogenic drug that calmed the stress of the war.But their effects in the organism were so devastating, high index of cases of migraines, cerebral tumors and diseases liver that was evident in the soldiers who consumed it.
Thanks for the info Francis Tembo, I've heard of that glucurolactone I see it in a lot of weight loss drugs. I dunno why they add these sorts of things.
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All these modern "Energy Drinks" have, as a matter of content, the Extract of a herb (you can search its name on the Web) that is found above 3000 meters in the Tropical, Subtropical, and Temperate Zone mountains. It helps regulate the Oxygen Content of Blood, at these higher elevations of such as the herders and their Yaks etc.
So it is something Intended in Nature, for the animals and people living at High Altitudes. Just like the very high Fat Content, in animals inhabiting the Polar Regions, but also very high also in Omega 3 Fatty acids, and consumed by the local inhabitants ... Eskimos or Inuets as staple Diet.
Thus, Local Dietry practices, are based on the local fauna and flora, and indeed compensate for any losses in Limited foods intakes. And if these are taken in moderation, at Sea Level, or Tropical areas or Sub-Tropics, these can have good medicinal effect. But as the means of getting a "high" these can be dangerous.
So if you are feeling Low, or are suffering from high cholestrol, its good to take seal or whale meat as a seasonal supplement. But It would be better to avoid these, as a Regular Diet, at Sea Level, and Warm Climate areas.
Syed Hasan Shahid Bukhari
19th August 2009
I used to drink red bull, but I notice that it was not good for me, because after dirnking it I used to feel very sick.
Iam not stoping anyone from drinking redbull but u should know what is good for you!
its fuckin gud! but the thai red bull is heaps better
really whats the difference, but yea I love the taste too
Heya guys what FRANCIS TEMBO said is incorrect. If you search the drug GLUCUROLACTONE you will find that all that myth about it in the Vietnam war was proven false and it was never banned. There is all this speculation around red bull being so bad for you, however, the only item in it that is bad for you is caffeine. And how many of you drink coffee, or tea, or eat chocolate. The main thing like eveything is moderation. There have been many studies done on GLUCUROLACTONE and as yet nothing has been able to prove it is bad for you. glucuronolactone is a naturally-occurring substance in the human liver.
i asked my doctor
he said it's really really bad!!!!
he recommended drinking tea and eating apples and chocolate.
so STOP DRINKING REDBULL!
Princessa says:
10 months ago
Thanks for a great review.