Dad Sues Energy Drink Maker Over Death of Son, 19

[The Solution]

Dad Sues Energy Drink Maker Over Death of Son, 19


http://www.newser.com/story/236878/d...of-son-19.html


The father of a 19-year-old who died in 2015 after drinking Monster Energy drink is now suing its manufacturer, TMZ reports. Dustin Hood suffered a cardiac arrhythmia on the basketball court and died at the hospital shortly after. He's believed to have imbibed three large, 24-ounce cans of the "Mega Monster Energy" beverage, per the Inquistr. That means Hood may have ingested more than 700mg of caffeine in a 24-hour period. The Mayo Clinic reports that up to 400mg "appears to be safe for most healthy adults," while the American Academy of Pediatrics is even more conservative in its estimates for teens, saying child and adolescent caffeine consumption shouldn't exceed 100mg per day (and that kids shouldn't be drinking energy drinks at all, as they have "no therapeutic benefit").


The suit in Hood's case notes that the amount he drank would be equivalent to guzzling 14 12-ounce cans of Coke. The Hood suit notes that others have also suffered cardiac arrest after "acute consumption" of the beverage, which is described on the product's website as being "the ideal combo of the right ingredients in the right proportion to deliver the big bad buzz that only Monster can." The Inquistr points out it's not known if Hood had a preexisting heart condition or other malady, or an unusually strong reaction to caffeine itself, that may have made him vulnerable to the cardiac arrhythmia that killed him. (This isn't the first time Monster Energy drinks have been blamed for untimely deaths.)

[The Solution]

The same thing could be said with individuals and taking pre-workouts.

Labels say do not exceed 1-2 servings, but they will take 3-4 scoops and then blame the supplement, when it is their own damn fault for not reading.

How many times do you see people doing 2-3-4 scoops of c4 and other pre-workouts in your gym? Quite often.. People just do not read directions, labels, or care t know what they are putting in their body. Sad but true..

all i can say it, it's up to that person, on how much they drink that stuff. not the parents. it's just me. if a person knows how much caffeine is in that certain drink, then it's on them. again, it's just me.

[guruhonza]

Fuck this man... he's doing wrong thing for wrong reasons and tries to hurt someone else

[Geoff Roberts]

All the money in the world wont change the fact that you raised such a moron that he managed to off himself with a perfectly safe product. #losing

[Geoff Roberts]

Rich Piana shows all his 19 year old dumb dumb fans himself making pre workouts with 1500mg of caffeine.... Which is more than double what killed this kid..... but nobody will admit that he is bad for the industry.

[Mobster]

Rich says not to do that. Ditto not drink 3 tins of Monster.

[Geoff Roberts]

Rich says not to do that. Ditto not drink 3 tins of Monster.

LOLOL good one. That will definitely prevent his teenage followers from doing it.