Popular drink turns out to be deadly

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The use of energy drinks has an extremely negative effect on the work of the heart, which is a mortal danger.

Scientists from the American Heart Association came to this conclusion. Thus, consuming a liter of energy drink within an hour can cause an increase in blood pressure and heart rhythm disturbances.

According to the data obtained, in people who drank energy drinks, the QT interval, an indicator of heart activity, was 6-7.7 milliseconds longer for four hours. This threatens with abnormal heartbeats and arrhythmias, which are life-threatening.

The researchers analyzed the health status of several dozen volunteers before consuming energy drinks and for four hours (every 30 minutes) after that.

“Energy drinks are easily available and popular among teenagers, students and active young people. Therefore, understanding how these drinks affect the heart is extremely important. Doctors should keep this in mind,” said study co-author Professor Kate O’Dell.