Do you feel sluggish during the day? Whether its due to a short night of sleep, or just feeling overwhelmed with work and other life stressors, you may try to remedy your fatigue with an energy drink pick-me-up.
Unfortunately, you could be risking your heart health - and your life - by doing just that.
In this segment of Train Your Body, Sports Cardiologist, Dr. John Higgins, MD, joins Melanie Cole, MS, to fill you in on the dangers of energy drinks and their effect on your heart.
Can Energy Drinks Cause a Heart Attack?
Energy drinks can do wonders for your sluggishness. But they may also do irreversible damage to your heart.
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 3
- Audio File: train_your_body/1336tb2c.mp3
- Featured Speaker: John P. Higgins MD
- Organization: ACSM
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Guest Bio:
John P. Higgins MD, MBA (Hons), MPHIL, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC is a sports cardiologist for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the Harris Health System. His research interests include the effects of energy beverages on the body, and screening for underlying cardiovascular abnormalities in 12-year-olds (6th graders), and steroid effects on the cardiovascular system.
- Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: No
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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