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Man dies on way home from Panera after having three “charged” lemonades (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Panera, formerly Panera Bread.

This is THE SECOND person who died from drinking this.

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[–] tygerprints@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's true enough. There were a mere 34 deaths from energy drink fatalities according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest this year so - it doesn't even compare to gun deaths or auto accidents. I guess that can be considered pretty safe.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly that makes this Panera stuff seem worse if its caused two deaths out of a low number, unless their lemonade is a bigger share of the energy drinks market than I'd assume.

[–] tygerprints@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I don't know the stats, but I have been under the impression that energy drinks with extra caffeine are generally regarded as not being all that safe anyway - but I could be wrong. I know that my own doctor has told me to stay away from energy drinks, I assume because of my blood pressure problems and GI problems, but I'm not sure. Most everyone else seems to enjoy them and have no troubles of any kind.