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expired Posted by Rador13 • Mar 24, 2023
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12-Pack 16-Oz. Amazon Brand Solimo Sugar Free Energy Drink (Silver)
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Artificial Sweetener Erythritol's Major Health Risks [clevelandclinic.org]
This was a very large study (over 1000 subjects) and people with high Erythritol usage had twice the heart attack/stroke risk.
If you are young with no issues perhaps its OK. Certainly do not offer a can to anyone with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or others at risk. It stays in your system many days.
rockstar 240mg
Monster 140mg
Ghost 200mg
And bang is correct at 300mg.
And I don't drink redbull but a quick search shows it at 80mg
The fact that I know this off the top of my head probably means I have a issue with energy drinks lol.
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I'm also guessing that these didn't sell very well. That very unappealing packaging reminds me of industrial solvent or motor oil. Ugh
I don't think these could be cheap enough for me to buy again.
My guess is if you are not at risk for strokes, heart disease, or HBP it may be fine. If you have these risks, you should at least Google the new study and make up your own mind.
It's possible this correlation is not causation, but in this case there is both correlation and a mechanism for causation, Erythritol promotes clotting in lab studies. Maybe its just people who use Erththritol were already unhealthy, but they studies tons of compounds and this one stood out, while many other compounds are also definitely marketed to diet and fitness fans and to people pushing the limits for energy. It could also be the effect is even worse than the study shows because certainly most cardiologists would not recommend any energy drinks, people with a family history of heart disease may naturally be more cautious about trying these products, and energy drinks are popular with with fitness nuts and young people, so it could actually be that the people drinking energy drinks are healthier than average and the actual risk is 3x for heart attacks. That would better explain why no other compounds marketed to a similar demographic showed a similar link. More can be studied in a few years, but for now it seems safer to let the guinea pigs be the guinea pigs not you. Fortunately the clotting effect only lasts a few days so if you didn't have a heart attack or stroke already you are in the clear and there should be no lasting damage. But why risk it tomorrow? Just pick a different energy drink that tastes sweet in a slightly different way that also has 0 calories and let the studies get done.
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I have not read the study personally but saw criticism from reliable sources.
From the abstract:
"At physiological levels, erythritol enhanced platelet reactivity in vitro and thrombosis formation in vivo. Finally, in a prospective pilot intervention study (NCT04731363), erythritol ingestion in healthy volunteers (n = 8) induced marked and sustained (>2 d) increases in plasma erythritol levels well above thresholds associated with heightened platelet reactivity and thrombosis potential in in vitro and in vivo studies."
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