Energy Drinks May Bring Heart Attacks

Energy drinks like Five-Hour Energy lead to heart attacks and spontaneous abortions. The energy shot has been a part of a lot of files in cases that involved serious or life-threatening injuries like heart attacks, convulsions, and even a spontaneous abortions. There are about 90 different cases with the F.D.A. There have been 13 deaths over the past four years, which is why coffee might be a better alternative than this kind of energy shot. The dietary supplements that are in this kind of energy shot are not disclosed to the public, but we will take a look into this right now. 

There are a lot of ingredients that are found in this energy shot including different vitamins, like vitamin B6, vitamin B12, niacin (vitamin B3), and folic acid (vitamin B9). In terms of safety, Five Hour Energy must address phenylketonurics, more vitamins, and niacin flush. Phenylketonurics contains the main part called phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is an amino acid that contains the formula C6H5CH2CH(NH2)COOH. A small percentage of people are sensitive to Niacin, to the point where they may experience a "Niacin Flush", described as a hot prickly feeling with reddish skin, which only lasts for a few minutes. Even though the Niacin Flush may be a big problem when diagnosing what is wrong with the Five Hour Energy Shot, phenylalanine might actually be the reason for these spontaneous abortions. 

Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid that humans definitely need in their bodies. There is a genetic disorder, formally known as phenylkenuria, which is a disorder that occurs when a person has the inability to metabolize phenylalanine. When people do not have enough phenylalanine and people who have too much of it often have similar symptoms. People who have too much of this substance inside of their blood must monitor the intake levels of protein to control the buildup of this compound. Many people believe this is one of the main reasons why these energy shots, which are filled with this substance can cause things as disastrous as abortions, are not going to be very successful in the future. This source also brings to us aspartame, a common artificial sweetener.

Aspartame is one of the other additives that Five Hour Energy has put into their drinks, in order to add flavor to the energy shot. This artificial sweetener is derived from phenylalanine. Aspartame is a sugar substitute and many other people who believe that aspartame in high doses can lead to negative signs in terms of pregnancy. There have been many studies done on this topic, but one of these studies concludes that there are no significant difference was noted over the entire 24-hour watching period. Be careful when it comes to taking in these compounds in foods.