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Fears Vitamin B6 levels in energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster could contribute to rise in B6 toxicity cases (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

There is a massive rise in b6 poisoning. Although it's in fucking everything leading to double dosing. E.g. magnesium supplement? b6, hangover cure? b6, energy drink? b6, multivitamin? b6 etc

https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2025/august/pyridoxine-toxicity-from-over-the-counter-suppleme

TGA gonna regulate it. Rare win for that horrible body: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/sweeping-vitamin-b6-restrictions-proposed