What Killed This Man, Many Of Us Drink Every Day
Dean Wharmby was a professional bodybuilder that lived an unhealthy
life according to many. He would need to constantly consume at least
10,000 calories per day to keep his muscle mass; this included numerous
meals of fast food and energy drinks. Before he passed away, Wharmby
blamed his liver cancer on this deadly combination of food and drink,
according to the
Daily Mail.
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Energy drinks are one of the most popular beverages sold all over the
world. They give us an immediate boost when we need it and can often
keep us focused as well. For Dean, he would consume two energy drinks
every hour while he was working out. A
WHO study reported that
there are a number of short and long-term side effects that come with
drinking beverages with a high caffeine content. These side effects
include caffeine overdose, type 2 diabetes and poor dental health,
according to the
National Health Service of the UK.
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Unfortunately, we are not told about the hidden, unhealthy secrets that come with consuming an
energy drink. The good news is that consumers are becoming savvier.
The energy drinks that Dean would consume seemed to work at the
beginning, he was extremely focused and awake which was needed with the
way he trained in the gym. Unfortunately, things turned out bad for
Dean, he was diagnosed with cancer, but this enabled him to get rid of
his bad habits.
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Once the tumor began to shrink and disappear, Dean picked up his bad
habits again, which included consuming many energy drinks a day. You
think he would learn, but he didn’t, and because of this doctors
diagnosed him with liver cancer for a second time. According to the
Daily Mail, the doctors told Dean that his bad habits, including the energy drinks, are what destroyed his liver and created cancer cells.
Unfortunately, Dean was unable to treat or beat the cancer this time
and he passed away. He left behind his wife and daughter. Remember,
excessive energy drink consumption paired with a poor diet might have
played a part in the death of this man, and it could happen to us.
The story of Dean is a tragic one, but it does open the doors to
discussion and information about energy drinks that we may not know
about. Take the ingredient Niacin, for example. Many energy drinks
contain it and, according to a study published by the
British Journal of Medicine in 2016, it can cause severe damage to the liver. In some cases, it has even caused the
liver to fail. An average energy drink could contain up to 40mg of Niacin.
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