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Thursday 22 November 2012

Caffeine-related fatalities? America's love affair with the stimulant may have gone too far

S.O.T.T: It's so ubiquitous it's considered an essential part of our culture - but is caffeine dangerous? America's obsession with caffeine continues to grow by leaps and bounds. We're long past the already absurd domain of Big Gulp-sized frappucinos; the chemical is packaged and sold as energy drinks, pills, dissolvable strips - even caffeine-infused marshmallows. But we may finally be approaching the limits of our appetites. A spate of recent caffeine-related deaths is challenging the perception that caffeine is a safe and legal high. Over the last four years, 13 people have died in incidents that involve 5-Hour Energy, the 2-ounce drink which boasts in television ads that it's been recommended by 73 percent of doctors.Similarly, the Federal Drug Administration acknowledged in October that five additional people have died in incidents that involve Monster Energy...read more>>>...