Can caffeine kill a teenager?
'17.05.2017'
Source: usatoday
A teenager died last month in South Carolina, and the cause of his death is not an accident or a serious illness. Caffeine killed himor rather its quantity.
Richland County Coroner Gary Wats explained that 16-year-old Davis Allen Cripp died from a caffeine overdose.
Later, experts found out that the guy drank a large soft drink. Mountain delatte from McDonald's and in addition - an energy drink. Which one - it was not possible to establish. It took the teenager less than two hours to drink it all.
“The whole danger of this situation is that the body has received too much caffeine in too short a period of time. There was arrhythmia and just "shocked" the heart of the teenager, "- said Watts.
Many of us will think - can caffeine cause significant health damage, or even kill us in some way? No worries! Your usual 1-2 cups of coffee a day will not harm an adult.
How much caffeine per day is safe for the average person? The answer to this question was given by Robert Glatter - an emergency doctor at the clinic Lenox hill in New York. The doctor’s answer calmed everyone down: “For an adult who has no heart health problems, 400 mg of caffeine per day is a completely safe dose. These are 4 medium cups of coffee. ” Dr. Glatter also stresses that children should choose foods and drinks with minimal or no caffeine. Energy should be completely banned, because nowhere on their packaging does not indicate that it is safe.
Note that caffeine is not only found in coffee or energy. He is in tea, cocoa, chocolate and other products. Therefore - you should be careful! Some teas contain more caffeine than coffee beans or cocoa beans. It is also very dangerous to mix energy with coffee - you can easily get poisoned, and the consequences can be very unpredictable. Do not give up your favorite coffee, just be careful with it.
