Red Bull might “give you wings” but new research suggests just one can of the popular energy drink may increase the risk of heart damage.
A study of university students between the ages of 20 and 24 years old found that drinking one sugar free can of the caffeinated energy drink increased the "stickiness" of the blood and raised the risk of blood clots forming.
The Australian students, who were targeted in the study, showed a cardiovascular profile similar to that of someone with heart disease after drinking one can.
Red Bull emphatically denied that the drink, which is distributed to 143 countries worldwide, was dangerous.
In a statement, it said it had been proved safe by "numerous scientific studies,” and it had never been banned from anywhere it had been introduced.
However, Dr. Scott Willoughby, of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide University, said he was “alarmed” at the results of his survey.
“After one can it seemed to turn the young individual into one with more of the type of profile you would expect to see with someone with cardiovascular disease," he said.

“People who already have existing cardiovascular disease may want to talk to their physician before they drink Red Bull in future."
The results shocked the 30 students tested, some of whom drank up to eight cans per night to help them stay awake to study, and many now refuse to consume the energy drink again



i drink like one can a month type of thing...i like it,but to tell you the truth, all energy drinks,dont give me any extra energy that i can feel. i can drink a red bull at 11pm at night and crawl into bed 20 minutes later and fall asleep.

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Red Bull sure is good with vodka.

 

I will take your word on that one. But to me red bull taste like fruit punch kool aid.

 

Try it with Jagermeister, it's GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!!!

 

i heard red bull and vodka can put a hurtin on ya

 

Bullshot.
And I think I'm going to start w/ one right now....

 

Oh yea!!!!!!!1

 

Red Bull and Jack Daniels. It's called a "Meth Lab" and is all the rage at bars across Texas.

 

We used to do Jager and Cuervo back in the '80's.....ouch my head!!!

 

Red Bull is nasty enough by itself... never mind pairing it up with Jagermeister!

 

Worst hangover I ever had in my entire life was from Red Bull and Jager. We were drinking them at Cory Morrow's birthday party in Austin and got tore down bad. Made for a long ride home the next day.

 

Energy drinks are for those too pansy to handle coffee......

 

Red Bull... nasty. You might as well put cow crap in a blender and drink it. Mixing it with something else is like trying to cover up a fart with air freshioner... you end up with flowery crap. Can you tell that I don't like it?