Sunday, July 20, 2014

Dangers of too much caffeine

Amazon is offering two day free shipping on caffeine powder. It must know what is obvious: teens and many adults are easily addicted to caffeine. Instead of getting enough sleep at night and keeping themselves in good shape, many people just rely on caffeine to give them "energy." You want an investment that will pay off big? Invest in the companies that make Red Bull or Monster!



The young man in the photo above was in excellent physical shape. But he apparently wanted that caffeine boost, and it cost him his life.
This Jan. 16, 2014, photo shows Keystone High School wrestler Logan Stiner during a match in Sheffield Village, Ohio. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid pure powdered caffeine sold on the Internet after Stiner died after consuming it. Even a teaspoon of the powder could be lethal — it is equivalent to 25 cups of coffee. (AP Photo/Steve Manheim, The Chronicle Telegram)

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