The FDA is reporting that more than 30 cases have been filed since 2009 involving serious injuries caused by the energy drink. So what's in this darn thing?
"Since 2009, 5-Hour Energy has been mentioned in some 90 filings with the F.D.A., including more than 30 that involved serious or life-threatening injuries like heart attacks, convulsions and, in one case, a spontaneous abortion, a summary of F.D.A. records reviewed by The New York Times showed."
Via: nytimes.com
The key ingredients in 5-hour ENERGY® are also available in every day foods – like broccoli, avocados, bananas and apples – or already in you. It contains zero sugar, four calories and as much caffeine as a cup of the leading premium coffee.
Via: 5hourenergy.com
So what's in it?
Source: wtop.com
Taurine
A synthetic version of a chemical commonly found in bile, most notably bull bile, from which it got its name, taurine helps skin hydration, teeth, and hair follicles, along with delivering many other nutritional benefits. Ironically, the amount of taurine in most energy drinks is far below the amount that would be therapeutic or dangerous.
Source: dacon-china.com
