red bull

miju · 02-08-2006 12:35AM #1

is it good or bad for ye? let's say like 3 cans of it a day

Rb · 02-08-2006 12:36AM

I would guess bad.

Karoma · 02-08-2006 12:36AM

Well, it's better than a kick in the stones.

connundrum · 02-08-2006 12:38AM

Karoma wrote:

Well, it's better than a kick in the stones.

Depending on whether you prefer heart failure or testicular cancer

Ruu_Old · 02-08-2006 12:38AM

Probably not too good for you.

stepbar · 02-08-2006 12:42AM

Do you have problems staying awake?

Christ drink Lucozade instead anyhow redbull is shocking expensive too .....

melekalikimaka · 02-08-2006 12:44AM

it gives you wings

miju · 02-08-2006 12:54AM

usually have 1 in the morning when i get up then one about 5 and occasionaly 1 about 8 or so

like the taste of the things too , but the ones in the morning and at 5 are for energy boostie thingies

Creamy Goodness · 02-08-2006 12:55AM

well i'd cut the one out at 8pm tbh, can't do any good for you trying to get to sleep with that in ya.

but then of course you could be immune to the stuff.

InFront · 02-08-2006 12:56AM

If I drink RB when I go out I go completely mad. Seriously, my caffeine-laden state extends way beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable or polite. I cant handle the stuff. I remember before having about 5 in 2 hours and I went nuts.
Also:do not drink while trying to study. You'll spend your whole time peeing or running around the libe like a lunatic.
Its supposed to be quite bad for you, but I never get anything apart from the shakes.

/dies

Ruu_Old · 02-08-2006 01:01AM

miju wrote:

usually have 1 in the morning when i get up then one about 5 and occasionaly 1 about 8 or so

like the taste of the things too , but the ones in the morning and at 5 are for energy boostie thingies

Get some decent brekkie into ya!

Big bowl of porridge and you'll be set until dinner time. It can't be too good for you in the morning. Its giving you energy that your body isn't meant to be producing that quickly.

Karoma · 02-08-2006 01:06AM

Ruu wrote:

Get some decent brekkie into ya! Big bowl of porridge and you'll be set until dinner time. It can't be too good for you in the morning. Its giving you energy that your body isn't meant to be producing that quickly.

Shush! Your age is showing.

miju: Are you overweight? (We won't go into specifics-just curious)

mloc · 02-08-2006 01:08AM

well seeing as caffeine has a halflife of about 3-6 hours (believe it or not) in the human body, thats quite an accumulation of caffine you got going on there.

But theres not even really that much in red bull, its similar to strong cofee. There are a few b vitamins and the like in there, but 3 cans a day, spread out over the day, isn't going to kill you.

Try and go for the sugar free version though.

miju · 02-08-2006 01:11AM

Karoma wrote:

Shush! Your age is showing.

miju: Are you overweight? (We won't go into specifics-just curious)

yes by about a stone (but was before this red bull habit of mine)

Ruu wrote:

Get some decent brekkie into ya! Big bowl of porridge and you'll be set until dinner time. It can't be too good for you in the morning. Its giving you energy that your body isn't meant to be producing that quickly.

man if i had the time for brekkie in the morning it'd be legend , get about 4-5 hours sleep a day

Ruu_Old · 02-08-2006 01:12AM

Karoma wrote:

Shush! Your age is showing.

miju: Are you overweight? (We won't go into specifics-just curious)

:eek:Your epidermis is showing! *points*

Karoma · 02-08-2006 01:14AM

Shut up. That's why.

Ruu_Old · 02-08-2006 01:18AM

miju wrote:

yes by about a stone (but was before this red bull habit of mine)

man if i had the time for brekkie in the morning it'd be legend , get about 4-5 hours sleep a day

Ah you need the schleep, lack of it leads to obesity says here and many other articles.
Trying the sugar free version might not be a bad idea or are you addicted to the stuff?

Endurance Man · 02-08-2006 01:18AM

These things are terrible for you! If you value your health in the slightest you wouldnt touch them

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InFront · 02-08-2006 01:22AM

or is it just a "conspiracy theory" nod nod wink wink

miju · 02-08-2006 01:28AM

Ruu wrote:

Ah you need the schleep, lack of it leads to obesity says here and many other articles.
Trying the sugar free version might not be a bad idea or are you addicted to the stuff?

nice link Ruu , on average weekday i get between 5-6 hours kip for the last year and weekends prob about 8-9 hours

article makes alot of sense alright and explains alot of habits a creature of the night such as myself gets , must try giving this whole sleeping buzz a go

Wertz · 02-08-2006 01:34AM

The only thing I know about red bull is that when I drink it haf and half with vodka it makes the next two days utter hell, hangover wise....I can drink almost anything else (including raw vodka) and not have half the problems mixing it with RB creates.
Lovely goin' down but...

biko · 02-08-2006 01:37AM

In 2000, the coroner at the inquest into the death of 18-year-old Ross Cooney from Limerick, called for more research into the effect of energy drinks.

Ross died of sudden adult death syndrome after a basketball match. Hours earlier he had drunk three cans of Red Bull.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1435409.stm

But don't let that stop you.

magnum69 · 02-08-2006 04:12AM

they say it's an energy drink but i think having three a day is too much! :eek:

Hobbes · 02-08-2006 06:51AM

The Can says you should not drink more then 500ml in a day. However personally I wouldn't go more then one can a day.

While Caffiene doesn't live in your system long the Taurine in the drink changes that.

spacecoyote · 02-08-2006 08:02AM

I would avoid it if i were you. I was working crazy shift work in a warehouse about 6/7 years ago, diet wasn't great & work was fairly draining so i used to drink a couple of cans of redbull every day. Result: a couple of months later i got diabetes (I'm not overwieght and wasn;t at the time either, so wasn;t weight related development of diabetes). I did a little reading up on it & there were studies in the US that showed that dodgy sleeping patterns cobined with not great diet/eating patterns shows the development of diabetes symptoms in a very short period of time. Not saying red bull was wholly responsible but i'd say the sugar/caffeine overload certainly didn't help. Get the extra sleep in & drink water instead, it'll be a pain at first but you'll notivce a major improvement in your weight situation/energy levels in a matter of weeks

LambDave · 02-08-2006 08:22AM

Well I certainly would recommend Red Bull over that drink NRG that was out a couple of years ago. Had a night of drinking that with vodka and went crazy. Didnt think anything of it until the next morning when I took my pulse...it was absolutely through the roof and didnt settle for the day. Havent gone near the stuff since.

Terry · 02-08-2006 08:48AM

how's your stomach?

seriously though, it was banned in the netherlands. what does that tell you?

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 02-08-2006 08:52AM

Don't for out for red bull, it's ridiculously priced.

Tesco do a version called Kick which tastes very similar, the greatest part being the price.........69c

Terry · 02-08-2006 08:55AM

that's unreal.
what does it cost in a nightclub? €6 or something like that, isn't it?
and sometimes they don't even give you red bull itself.

02-08-2006 11:10AM

miju wrote:

is it good or bad for ye? let's say like 3 cans of it a day

Whoa! And I thought my two cups a day java addiction was bad!:rolleyes:

miju · 02-08-2006 11:24AM

sean_keevey wrote:

Don't for out for red bull, it's ridiculously priced.

Tesco do a version called Kick which tastes very similar, the greatest part being the price.........69c

yeah i've been drinking kick more recently than red bull cos reading the side of the can compared to red bull it seems a little bit healthier with the 0g fat thingy an all

red bull

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