Energy drinks mean you’re five times more likely to suffer a stroke

ENERGY drinks could make you five times more likely to suffer a stroke, experts have warned.

Mark Horsman relied on energy drinks to get him through his day, juggling a busy job and family life.

The 52-year-old construction manager from Brighton drank eight cups of coffee and three cans of Red Bull every day for three years.

He thought nothing of his caffeine habit until one day, after downing two cans of energy drink, he felt a terrifying "booming" coming from his heart.

Mark thought he was going to die.

"It was absolutely terrifying. My heart was beating very fast, then would miss a beat and then it would 'boom'," he told the Mail.


He is thought to be one of many people in the world whose genetics make him more susceptible to the effects of caffeine, putting his heart at risk.

Experts have warned that our addiction to energy drinks is fuelling a rise in diagnoses of irregular heartbeats - one of the biggest killers in Britain.

Just one energy drink is enough to trigger arrhythmia, an abnormal heart rhythm which increases the risk of stroke five-fold.

About 20 per cent of the population is sensitive to caffeine and even the recommended four to five cups of coffee per day are too much for them, experts say
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About 20 per cent of the population is sensitive to caffeine and even the recommended four to five cups of coffee per day are too much for them, experts sayCredit: Getty - Contributor
The number of people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cause of irregular heartbeat, has soared almost five per cent in a year, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

In 2017/18 there were 1,324,067 people diagnosed with the condition, nearly 60,000 more than the previous year.
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