Red Bull Gives You Wings…So What Are the Side Effects?
Red Bull is largely carbonated sugar water aka a soft drink, but it’s not the sugar getting your energy levels through the roof and possibly bring your heart to the brink of explosion. It’s the combination of the following ingredients….Glucose, Taurine, Glucuronolactone, Caffeine, Niacin (niacinamide), Sodium citrate & Inositol.
Red Bull Label Ingredients
Taurine is probably the weirdest ingredient…it was originally isolated from bull bile in 1827. It’s now made in a synthetic form. Apparently Taurine is an inhibitor of neurotransmitters and an antioxidant, it even has the potential to steady irregular heartbeats. Can you imagine, this shit is in your red bull….WTF!?!
Next we have glucuronolactone….say that 3 times fast….this ingredient has had such little research done on it, that almost all information about it is basically nothing more than a rumor. Users generally believe it fights fatigue and increases well-being, but that could turn out to be red bullshit, too. I don’t know, but something’s working in Red Bull
Of course we have our friend caffeine, nothing new there….is this where the Red Bull wings are? A distant cousin of cocaine….well that’ll explain it….
Niacin (niacinamide), that’s right…aka vitamin B-3, niacin increases so-called good cholesterol (HDL) by preventing the formation of triglycerides, making it a cholesterol drug. Only problem is there isn’t enough niacin here for it to have have any benefit. And it’s not even pure enough to give you the mild head rush dubbed the “niacin flush.” So why the hell is it in there? Flavour? Seriously!?!
Sodium citrate is very commonly used as a preservative in soft drinks and spreadable cheeses (yum!), sodium citrate helps convert glucose into lactic acid during exercise, producing a measurable effect on athletic performance. (that explains a lot of late night performance enhanced physical activity….*ahem*) In at least one test, it shaved an average of 17 seconds off a 5K run….who the hell is running at 4 am?
Inositol is a carbohydrate found in animal muscle, it turns out that inositol is a wonder drug that significantly reduces depression, panic attacks, agoraphobia, and obsessive- compulsive disorder. It might even be what makes whole grains effective cancer fighters. This sounds like it needs a drink of its own….name it IKCANCAN or I Kill CANcer in a CAN….that shit will fly off the shelves….fly….off….the….shelves…..
and now some cool Red Bull Photos…..
Red Bull Body Painting Boobs
Red bull 2010 X1 PS3 Gran Turismo 5
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