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Don’t Trade Health for a Quick Boost: Energy Drinks May Double Cancer Risk!

Today's youth are getting attracted to energy drinks found in the market rapidly. Whether it is after going to the gym or to wake up late at night - expensive energy drinks are being preferred instead of homemade juice and syrup.

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Lifestyle News: Today's youth are getting attracted to energy drinks found in the market rapidly. Whether it is after going to the gym or to wake up late at night - expensive energy drinks are being preferred instead of homemade juice and syrup. But do you know that these drinks can become a serious threat to your health?

A recent study published in Nature Journal has revealed that the element found in energy drinks 'Taurine' (Taurine) may increase the risk of blood cancer (leukemia).

What is Torin and where is it found?

Torin is an amino acid that is naturally formed in the body and is found in foods like meat-fish. But the energy drinks found in the market - such as the Red Bull - are artificially mixed so that it provides energy immediately. However, when this element reaches high amounts in the body, its consequences begin to appear.

How the danger came out?

Researchers used a special gene (SLC6A6) on mice, which were given human leukemia sales. They found that Torin directly reaches those cancer cells and helps them grow rapidly.

This led to the conclusion that the common healthy cells of bone marrows in the body prepares the torine, which this special genes deliver to blood cancer cells. As a result, the risk of blood cancer increases manifold.

Who is the most danger?

Experts say that patients suffering from blood cancer (leukemia) should be exactly distance from energy drinks. Additionally, ordinary people can also invite these drinks a habit and invite serious danger.

What are healthy options?

If you want to drink something for energy, choose a natural drink in the house:

  • Banana Milk Shake
  • Homemade Herbal Tea
  • Pomegranate
  • Chia seeds and watermelon juice
  • Drinks made of coconut water

They all give energy to the body, as well as beneficial for health in the long run.

Choose your energy thoughtfully

Energy drinks may claim immediate freshness, but elements such as the torin present in them can cause serious diseases. Especially the youth need to be cautious. It is better that they turn to healthy options and do not compromise their health by coming under the influence of fashion or advertisements.

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