Tuesday 1 August 2017

Caffeinated energy drinks increase heart rate

Do you often consume energy drinks and do they contain caffeine. Such energy drinks increase heart rate. Let us see the details below:



How Caffeine Energy drinks increase heart rate

It has been observed that if you are a regular consumer of energy drinks that contains caffeine, the caffeine contained in the energy drinks alters the heart rate. The drinks change the manner in which the heart beats. The heart starts contracting forcefully after consuming such drinks.

Of late, there have been a number of incidents reported due to consumption of energy drinks. Some of them have lost their lives while others have been hospitalized. On investigation, it was found that such cases occur when people consume large quantities of energy drinks in a short period, say within 24 hours.

Energy drinks increase heart rate by creating a strain on the heart and boosting its normal functioning. However, what exactly causes the heart rate to be altered is not known clearly. It could be because of the caffeine contained in the energy drinks. Energy drinks contain about three times the amount of caffeine compared to a normal aerated drink or coffee.

If you are a healthy person and when you consume such drinks, your heart beat tends to increase after an hour. Also, the energy drinks have the capability of keeping your heart beat very irregular, which is detrimental to the health.

Caffeinated Energy Drinks

Side Effects of taking Caffeinated Energy Drinks
Caffeine is known to have a lot of ill-effects on the body health. They include

Increased Blood Pressure
Palpitations
Increased / rapid heart rate
Is Caffeine bad for our health?
Caffeine is a safe ingredient which can be consumed by us. It is being consumed in the form of coffee throughout the world. About 85% of the adults in U.S consume caffeine in the form of coffee or soda or teas. The average cups of coffee consumed by those who consume coffee are about 3.3. Most of the coffee is being consumed during breakfast (about 65% of the total coffee content)

However, the amount of caffeine contained in a typical cup of coffee is very small. Once we start consuming large volume of coffee per day, it has an ill-effect on our body. If you consume about four cups of coffee in an hour, the heart rate goes up considerably. This is quite enough for triggering a stroke or a heart attack.

Caffeine has the ability to impact the heart rate within 15 minutes after consuming the same and it may last up to 6 hours.

In a nutshell, caffeine is good, provided we take it in small quantities.

Who should avoid such Energy drinks?

Children should avoid consuming energy drinks. They already have enough energy.
Adults with certain medical conditions need to avoid consuming energy drinks.
Those suffering from cardiac arrhythmia should not consume energy drinks.
If you already have any heart related ailment, keep away from such energy drinks.
Do not consume energy drinks before going to bed
For those who are addicted to having plenty of energy drinks, it is better to cut down on the quantity gradually.
Those who have stress and anxiety problems
Those who are suffering from sleeplessness
Those having stomach related problems like ulcers and acid reflux
If you are having chronic headache, energy drinks worsen it.

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