2023年11月5日 星期日

energy drink, highly caffeinated drinks. calculations over an 11th can of Red Bull

re Energy Drinks Safe? A New Lawsuit Raises Questions.

A woman’s death after drinking a Panera “charged lemonade” has renewed the debate over the health risks of highly caffeinated drinks.

Dispensers for Charged Lemonade, a caffeinated lemonade drink at Panera Bread.
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Dispensers for Charged Lemonade, a caffeinated lemonade drink at Panera Bread.

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lawsuit over the death of a 21-year-old with a heart condition who died last year after drinking a highly caffeinated lemonade at Panera Bread has renewed longstanding questions about the safety of energy drinks.

The woman’s parents, who filed the lawsuit last week, said that she was likely unaware of how much caffeine was in the lemonade, which they claim was not labeled an energy drink. A large size of the drink contains nearly the same amount of caffeine as five 8-ounce cans of Red Bull.

Such deaths are “exceedingly rare,” said Jennifer Temple, a professor of exercise and nutrition sciences at the University at Buffalo, and usually occur only in people with underlying cardiac conditions. But highly caffeinated drinks can carry health risks.





While this August has seen an unexpected resurgence in deals -- huge deals -- the banking business still hasn't made up its mind where the trend is going, The New York Times's Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his latest DealBook column.

There are plenty of reasons to think that this boom can't be sustained without a matching lift in consumer spending, but still, people are working through the night in Manhattan, their hands trembling as they tweak their final calculations over an 11th can of Red Bull.

What's behind it? Companies chasing synergies, or locking in natural resources, or using up spare cash, Mr. Sorkin writes. But more importantly: how long can it last?

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Red Bull
Trade name for an energy drink.

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