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Excessive consumption of energy causes hepatitis in men

Excessive consumption of energy causes hepatitis in men

A previously healthy 50-year-old American was diagnosed with acute hepatitis probably caused by excessive consumption of energy drinks. At first, the man thought he had a flu, but the symptoms were getting worse and he decided to seek medical attention.

The patient works with buildings and to endure the long hours of service started to consume a lot of energy drink. For three weeks he drank between four and five bottles of energetic per day, each of which was twice the recommended daily limit of vitamin B3. Laboratory tests included a high concentration of enzymes called transaminases, a sign of that the liver is affected. In addition, the biopsy showed that the man suffered from severe acute hepatitis, with necrosis and reduced biliary secretion.

Hepatitis is characterized by any degeneration of the liver from various causes, with the most frequent being type A, B and C and abuse of alcohol or other toxic substances (such as some drugs).

"The patient had the hepatitis C virus, but this was not the cause of acute hepatitis," said Jennifer Nicole Harb, one of the authors of the article in the British Medical Journal.

Energy drinks contain caffeine, guarana and taurine, substances that accelerate the heart rate and stimulate circulation. In excess, the stimulant substances present in the energy formula cause anxiety, agitation, headache and more serious illness.

This is the second case of energetic liver poisoning discovered by American physicians. The first occurred in 2011 when a 22-year-old woman was also diagnosed with hepatitis after consuming 10 cans of energy drink daily for two weeks.

Doctors say people often forget about the harm of vitamins and nutrients in quantities above the recommended daily intake, which may accumulate and become toxic.


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