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Energy drinks linked to 11x higher cardiac arrest reports

Energy drinks linked to 11x higher cardiac arrest reports

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US researchers went through 28,345 safety reports sent to the Food and Drug Administration, America's food regulator, between 2017 and 2025. Cardiac arrest turned up around 11 times more often with caffeine or stimulant products than with products lacking them. The team says it only shows a link, not that the drinks caused anything, and will present the findings next week.

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