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5 PEOPLE Die from Monster Energy FDA investigates their formula now.

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Soooo let me get this straight. A wopping 5 people out of the millions in our whole nation die from drinking mosnter....and the FDA GETS ALL OVER IT.

How many people die from alcohol and alcohol related accidetns each year. And tobacco related cancers and disease? Yet these products are legal and everywhere.

FDA = fooled your dumbass. If its FDA approved, it won't work lol. I love being a nutritional expert and certified for supplementation. If the FDA pulls a product that means its working and helping your body. They don't want that. That means less money for them. Does anyone take vitamin D3? Did you know the FDA doesn't allow vitamin D supplements to have even a fraction of the right amount your body actually needs to see any difference? So even tho it says 10,000 or 1,000 ius, that doesn't mean its all Vitamin D3.

FDA really pisses me off.

But i love our country. GREED at its finest. lol.
 
I am glad I can say I never tried to drink any of that crap. Not because I am afraid of dying, but I can do without it. A former co-worker of mine was addicted to Red Bull when it came out. He went through a 4 pack every day at work. When he tried to stop drinking it, he suffered withdrawal symptoms like a chronic alcoholic or drug addict would suffer. It's important to note that he didn't drink alcohol or smoke or do drugs.

I don't think the energy drinks are dangerous enough to kill people, but consumers should be aware of possible addiction to them.
 
Here is a link to the story
FDA Investigates Monster Energy Drinks After Deaths - Yahoo! News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly investigating five deaths that allegedly have a link to Monster, the energy drink manufactured by the Monster Beverage Corporation. The investigation was prompted by a lawsuit filed against the company by the parents of 14-year-old Anais Fournier, who charge that the girl died of caffeine toxicity after drinking just two Monster drinks, according to reports by Forbes and other media outlets.

The investigation follows years of protests from health officials over the safety of energy drinks, which are not subject to the same regulations as soda. A 16-ounce Monster drink contains 160 mg of caffeine, according to EnergyFiend, while soda is only allowed to contain 72 mg per 12-ounce can as dictated by the FDA itself.


So basically it is consumer stupidity. The cans say not recommended for children,pregnant women and those with a sensitivity to caffeine and depending on the brand or size of the can it usually says no more than 2-3 cans a day.
 
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Soooo let me get this straight. A wopping 5 people out of the millions in our whole nation die from drinking mosnter....and the FDA GETS ALL OVER IT.

How many people die from alcohol and alcohol related accidetns each year. And tobacco related cancers and disease? Yet these products are legal and everywhere.

FDA = fooled your dumbass. If its FDA approved, it won't work lol. I love being a nutritional expert and certified for supplementation. If the FDA pulls a product that means its working and helping your body. They don't want that. That means less money for them. Does anyone take vitamin D3? Did you know the FDA doesn't allow vitamin D supplements to have even a fraction of the right amount your body actually needs to see any difference? So even tho it says 10,000 or 1,000 ius, that doesn't mean its all Vitamin D3.

FDA really pisses me off.

But i love our country. GREED at its finest. lol.

I'm curious where this is coming from (the source of the info). I remember seeing similar articles about that energy drink/malt liquor that got banned ("tres locos" maybe?), and all of the deaths involved people mixing it with craploads of other stuff. Usually some combination of alcohol and various street drugs. I wouldn't be surprised if we're seeing the same thing here. Frankly, there's a much better reason not to drink Monster: it tastes like puke.
 
these stories remind me of how bad parents are. It is like the woman who knew the label said not to eat the raw cookie dough, but she fed it to her kid regularly, and when the stuff was making her kid very sick sick, she kept feeding to her kid because her kid wanted it, and then blamed Nestle.
 
High sugar and high cafeign content.


No surprise is killed SOMEONE.
 
Run a 100 shot of nitrous through a car motor not built for it enough times, and what do you think will happen? Same thing, really.
 
Soooo let me get this straight. A wopping 5 people out of the millions in our whole nation die from drinking mosnter....and the FDA GETS ALL OVER IT.

How many people die from alcohol and alcohol related accidetns each year. And tobacco related cancers and disease? Yet these products are legal and everywhere.

FDA = fooled your dumbass. If its FDA approved, it won't work lol. I love being a nutritional expert and certified for supplementation. If the FDA pulls a product that means its working and helping your body. They don't want that. That means less money for them. Does anyone take vitamin D3? Did you know the FDA doesn't allow vitamin D supplements to have even a fraction of the right amount your body actually needs to see any difference? So even tho it says 10,000 or 1,000 ius, that doesn't mean its all Vitamin D3.

FDA really pisses me off.

But i love our country. GREED at its finest. lol.

But alcohol and tobacco - and many other potentially dangerous products - are regulated. Legal action can fall your way if you buy it for a minor, etc.

Energy Drinks are not.
 
I'm curious where this is coming from (the source of the info). I remember seeing similar articles about that energy drink/malt liquor that got banned ("tres locos" maybe?), and all of the deaths involved people mixing it with craploads of other stuff. Usually some combination of alcohol and various street drugs. I wouldn't be surprised if we're seeing the same thing here. Frankly, there's a much better reason not to drink Monster: it tastes like puke.

It was posted above yours but I agree with you I'm sure it was mixed. The drink alone won't kill you but the actions you combine with it could.
 
But alcohol and tobacco - and many other potentially dangerous products - are regulated. Legal action can fall your way if you buy it for a minor, etc.

Energy Drinks are not.

Regulated how? They aren't stopping it from reaching minors. Legal acton can't bring people back from the dead either. And whos to say that the people that died from monster energy drinks were minors?

Steroids show evidence to not be bad for you at all if admitted right. They don't cause cancer and they don't kill you at all. Yet they are illegal, class C to be exact. Same as cocaine. But something that does hurt you, kill you, is perfectly legal.

I'm just stating how corrupt our government is. MONEY > EVERYONE ON THE PLANET.
 
If I were the government I'd do this.

I will tell you why... and even if this isn't their intention it will be the knock on effect.

You need to do sometimes silly stuff to get results, what this will do is at least show the dangers of these drinks.

Because they are dangerous if consumed incorrectly, these companies make no attempt I'm aware of to limit their consumers use besides a tiny instruction on the back that says don't drink too much.... yeah that's like Alcohol Companies saying "Enjoy Responsibly" in lower decibals at the end of the commercial.

This isn't about the people who overconsumed and died as a result.

This is about those who aren't dying but will develop heart problems because of these drinks over time and become a burden.

The least hopefully this will do is raise awareness and hopefully if nothing else lead to proper warning labels put on these drinks.

They are honestly marketed as a pick'er'upper you can drink as casually as pop and nothing could be further from the truth for these heart disease inducing chemical messes.
 
It was posted above yours but I agree with you I'm sure it was mixed. The drink alone won't kill you but the actions you combine with it could.

Just checked the article. It's not very useful, unfortunately. I'd like to see some details. Parents freak the hell out about things like this, and are probably disinclined to think that their precious perfect child was, perhaps, using Monster to chase shots of tequila (which is probably a bad idea).
 
Just checked the article. It's not very useful, unfortunately. I'd like to see some details. Parents freak the hell out about things like this, and are probably disinclined to think that their precious perfect child was, perhaps, using Monster to chase shots of tequila (which is probably a bad idea).

Lol right now parents are grounding their kids for drinking monster. And I agree. Kid's do some really stupid things. I mean I think we are going to hear soon lets bet who can get closer to dying and who ever goes farther wins. Just like the race to the edge of a cliff who ever stops first loses lol. Those kind of people need to do those things tho, to keep the stupid off the earth.
 
There's a warning on the cans for a reason.

There's a warning on the can? What does it say? (I'm just curious. I've only had Monster once, and it was disgusting.)
 
There's a warning on the can?

Not sure if the states is the same but as far as I remember (been awhile since I've had a can).

It's just in tiny print on the back saying "Do not drink more than (X) ml a day of this stuff"
 
Not sure if the states is the same but as far as I remember (been awhile since I've had a can).

It's just in tiny print on the back saying "Do not drink more than (X) ml a day of this stuff"

Gotcha. Seems like good (and hopefully obvious) advice. The same is, of course, true of coffee, or anything else with caffeine in it.
 
There's a warning on the can? What does it say? (I'm just curious. I've only had Monster once, and it was disgusting.)

This warning or some variation of this warning as far as I know is on the back of every energy drink can.

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Gotcha. Seems like good (and hopefully obvious) advice. The same is, of course, true of coffee, or anything else with caffeine in it.

Comparing Coffee and Energy drinks is like comparing a cruise missile to a Nuclear Bomb in terms of it's effect on the body.

These drinks are serious business and they haven't been around long enough for us to understand it's effects, but nobody should be drinking this stuff.
 
This warning or some variation of this warning as far as I know is on the back of every energy drink can.

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I'm not really knowledgeable about this aspect of the law, but that strikes me as boilerplate stuff. I suspect you're right that every energy drink has something like it. Also, if you're drinking three of those awful things every day, you need help of some kind. For ****'s sake, get a decent night's sleep. Switch to tea. It ain't rocket science.
 
Comparing Coffee and Energy drinks is like comparing a cruise missile to a Nuclear Bomb in terms of it's effect on the body.

These drinks are serious business and they haven't been around long enough for us to understand it's effects, but nobody should be drinking this stuff.

I'm talking specifically about caffeine intake. You, I suspect, are talking about other issues. You may very well be right. I don't know. I do know that I, and many other people I've known, have had numerous red bull & vodka's at nightclubs; and if you're not a moron about it, you're not going to end up in the ER. I gather from your other posts that you're concerned about long-term effects. That may very well be a viable concern. Again, I don't know. My gut reaction is that more research is needed. Energy drinks haven't really been around long enough for long-term impact to be properly assessed.
 
Soooo let me get this straight. A wopping 5 people out of the millions in our whole nation die from drinking mosnter....and the FDA GETS ALL OVER IT.

How many people die from alcohol and alcohol related accidetns each year. And tobacco related cancers and disease? Yet these products are legal and everywhere.

FDA = fooled your dumbass. If its FDA approved, it won't work lol. I love being a nutritional expert and certified for supplementation. If the FDA pulls a product that means its working and helping your body. They don't want that. That means less money for them. Does anyone take vitamin D3? Did you know the FDA doesn't allow vitamin D supplements to have even a fraction of the right amount your body actually needs to see any difference? So even tho it says 10,000 or 1,000 ius, that doesn't mean its all Vitamin D3.

FDA really pisses me off.

But i love our country. GREED at its finest. lol.

Did you print your credentials from Microsoft Word?
 
I think the tobacco/booze v. this stuff is that everybody should know tobacco/booze are dangerous by the time they are old enough to use it but not this stuff which people assume would be safe. Sports creams have killed people because athletes were using so much of it they were effectively sucking down bottles of aspirin through their skin.
 
I do know that I, and many other people I've known, have had numerous red bull & vodka's at nightclubs

I was way worse, when we were younger we'd use energy drinks as mix...

By the end of the night it'd be 50% Monster, 50% Whiskey.

and if you're not a moron about it, you're not going to end up in the ER.

Fair enough.

I gather from your other posts that you're concerned about long-term effects.

That's pretty much it.

Especially young kids drinking this stuff when their hearts shouldn't be subjected at such an early age like I was drinking it the stress this stuff puts on your heart and things aren't helped if they continue to be heavy users of this stuff.

Energy drinks haven't really been around long enough for long-term impact to be properly assessed.

Everything in moderation, I don't want anyone to think I wanna ban the stuff. But I see kids these days drinking 3 or more cans of this stuff a day and nothing good can come from putting your heart under that much stress that such a massive caffeine and Taurine intake will put it under.
 
It's nitrous for the human heart. Like cars, take at your own risk.
 
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