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The Mother Of A 28-Year-Old Woman Who Passed Away Due To A Heart Attack Has Expressed Her Concerns Regarding A Common Beverage In The Wake Of Her Loss
When her 28-year-old daughter, who was “the epitome of health,” passed away from a heart attack, a mother has expressed her shock and grief, and she thinks a popular drink is to blame.
According to Lori Barranon, her daughter was doing well until she unexpectedly suffered a heart attack in 2021 while out with friends.
Before the difficult decision was made to turn off life support on August 9, 2021, her daughter, Katie Donnell, was taken to the hospital and kept there for ten days.
Speaking out about what she believes caused her daughter’s death, the Florida mother has alerted people to the possible risks associated with a common drink.
According to Lori, Katie was “fitness mad” and had no known underlying medical or cardiac issues.
However, the mother has stated that she feels her daughter’s death was caused in part by the hazardous amount of energy drinks and other caffeinated items she ingested.
Lori said: “She would start with a pre-workout before she went to work to supposedly wake up or she went to the gym and did cardio at five in the morning.”
“I didn’t realize how much she was drinking until after she passed. Her boyfriend said she would buy a four-pack every two to three days.”
“Not to mention she was drinking a lot of coffee and doing the pre-workout.”
“One of her friends said she’d hardly see Katie without an energy drink in her hands. When I cleaned out her car after she passed it was full of cans, at least three or four in there.”
Lori has cautioned about the risks of ingesting the drinks in excess and now wants them outlawed.
According to Healthline, excessive intake of energy drinks can result in cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmias, and even heart attacks.
However, in Katie’s case, physicians did not definitively blame energy drinks, and health experts have stated that although there is a connection between energy drinks and heart problems, there isn’t enough reliable data to establish a cause-and-effect relationship.
The health information firm states that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) both view a daily intake of up to 400 mg of caffeine as safe. Caffeine poisoning can result from energy drinks that contain more than 500 mg.
“She was a workout queen, she ate real clean, she ate organic food, she was the epitome of health other than [having energy drinks].”
“Aside from [using] energy drinks, she was the ideal of health; she was an exercise queen and ate organic and clean cuisine.”
“Doctors said they see this happen a lot with people that do a lot of pre-workout or energy drinks but they wouldn’t give the cause of death to that. I know for a fact that was what was wrong with her.”
“I beg people to counsel your kids and watch what they’re doing, I think energy drinks should be banned.”
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