The most recent Canadian study, by University of Waterloo researcher David Hammond in 2015, surveyed 2,048 people in that age group. But the adverse effects associated with these products are numerous and well-documented among young people aged 12 to 24. And the fact that Zachary was in the water, well, he went under and drowned." Ill effects well-documentedĭeaths related to energy drinks may be extreme cases. still contributed," Boulay said. "They aren't the cause of death, but they contributed to an arrhythmia. "All the evidence supports the fact that the energy drinks. When Boulay got the results of Mitchell's toxicology and molecular analyses, she concluded there was a more than probable link between the cardiac arrhythmia that caused Mitchell to lose consciousness, his physical activity and the consumption of an energy drink. Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, Mitchell had a genetic condition that predisposed him to arrhythmia. Mitchell had brought some cans of Red Bull to the lake, and Quebec Coroner Pascale Boulay said the autopsy showed caffeine in Mitchell's blood "that was compatible with at least, I would say, a minimum of two" cans. A coroner concluded his consumption of at least two cans of an energy drink likely contributed to his cardiac arrhythmia. Zachary Mitchell, seen here with his mother, Heather, drowned in 2016. "He didn't jump with the same finesse as usual," his mother Heather recounted. He was holding his left side, she said, and he resurfaced and joked around with his friend. He was athletic, active and in excellent physical health.īut in the summer of 2016, he drowned in a lake in the Outaouais region after diving into the water the same way he had countless times before. " An unknown condition, a deadly combinationĪt least seven Canadians have died after consuming an energy drink, according to information compiled by Radio-Canada. And they often drink it in a context of sports activity. They're the ones who drink the most. They are the ones who are most sensitive to the harmful effects. "Unfortunately, they're the target market. Alexandra Bwenge, a spokesperson for Quebec's association of sports physicians. "It's a product that should not be drunk by kids or teens," said Dr. The province is looking closely at that option amid recommendations from medical groups and a report by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête that revealed the undesirable effects of the beverages. Faced with evidence of adverse and potentially fatal health effects, Quebec's Health Ministry is contemplating a ban on the sale of caffeinated energy drinks to people under the age of 16.
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