A
family is suing Red Bull for $85million following the death of a father-of-one
who died from a heart attack after downing the soft drink, Daily Mail reports.
family is suing Red Bull for $85million following the death of a father-of-one
who died from a heart attack after downing the soft drink, Daily Mail reports.
Cory
Terry, 33, from Brooklyn, consumed the caffeine-based drink after playing
basketball at Stephen Decatur Middle School in Brooklyn on November 8, 2011.
Terry, 33, from Brooklyn, consumed the caffeine-based drink after playing
basketball at Stephen Decatur Middle School in Brooklyn on November 8, 2011.
Records
show Terry, who was father to a 13-year-old boy, drank the can 45 minutes after
playing the sport. He then collapsed and died.
show Terry, who was father to a 13-year-old boy, drank the can 45 minutes after
playing the sport. He then collapsed and died.
His
cause of death was idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy which meant his heart
stopped.
cause of death was idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy which meant his heart
stopped.
Terry’s
relatives are blaming the company which makes the energy boosting beverage for
his death.
relatives are blaming the company which makes the energy boosting beverage for
his death.
His
grandmother Patricia Terry said her grandson drank Red Bull all the time.
grandmother Patricia Terry said her grandson drank Red Bull all the time.
The
complaint is believed to be the first of its kind against the company which
makes energy drinks.
complaint is believed to be the first of its kind against the company which
makes energy drinks.
Lawyer
Ilya Novofastovsky told the New York Daily News that there are ‘extra
stimulants that make it different than a cup of coffee’ which are ‘more
dangerous than Red Bull lets on’.
Ilya Novofastovsky told the New York Daily News that there are ‘extra
stimulants that make it different than a cup of coffee’ which are ‘more
dangerous than Red Bull lets on’.
Red
Bull said it did not comment on individual cases but that health authorities
across the world have said it is safe to drink.
Bull said it did not comment on individual cases but that health authorities
across the world have said it is safe to drink.
His
mother has said that Terry, a construction worker from Bedford-Stuyvesant,
drank Red Bull all the time.
mother has said that Terry, a construction worker from Bedford-Stuyvesant,
drank Red Bull all the time.
Novofastovsky
said he hoped the lawsuit would raise people’s awareness about the potential
risks of energy drinks.
said he hoped the lawsuit would raise people’s awareness about the potential
risks of energy drinks.
In
2008 scientists said just one can of Red Bull could raise the risk of heart
attack or a stroke.
2008 scientists said just one can of Red Bull could raise the risk of heart
attack or a stroke.
The
study on university students found that drinking one 250ml can of even the
sugar-free version, which has the slogan ‘gives you wings’, increased the
‘stickiness of the blood and raised the risk of life-threatening clots.
study on university students found that drinking one 250ml can of even the
sugar-free version, which has the slogan ‘gives you wings’, increased the
‘stickiness of the blood and raised the risk of life-threatening clots.
Researcher
Dr Scott Willoughby said, ‘One hour after they drank Red Bull, (their blood
systems) were no longer normal.
Dr Scott Willoughby said, ‘One hour after they drank Red Bull, (their blood
systems) were no longer normal.
Willoughby,
of the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, said he
was ‘alarmed’ at the results and would not drink Red Bull himself.
of the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, said he
was ‘alarmed’ at the results and would not drink Red Bull himself.
Those
with underlying heart or circulatory problems should think twice before buying
the caffeine-loaded drink, he said.
with underlying heart or circulatory problems should think twice before buying
the caffeine-loaded drink, he said.
Formulated
by the marketing director of an Austrian toothpaste company in the 1980s, one
can contains 80 mg of caffeine, around the same as a cup of filter coffee, or
two cups of instant.
by the marketing director of an Austrian toothpaste company in the 1980s, one
can contains 80 mg of caffeine, around the same as a cup of filter coffee, or
two cups of instant.
However,
cans do carry health warnings advising people not to drink more than two a day.
cans do carry health warnings advising people not to drink more than two a day.
