The Hidden Dangers Of Energy Drinks

Catalyst: Energy Drinks - The lethal potential of the energy drinks that line the shelves of our supermarkets. Subscribe to Journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Go to the Journeyman Science playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5iXbPX7d_oTP47c9C3kArQ0 When school friends Sara and Stephanie were out celebrating the end of their exams, neither of them had imagined that the perfectly legal beverages they were drinking could kill them. But not long after drinking a few cans of pre-mixed energy drinks, Sara tragically died. How can a drink capable of killing a teenager be readily marketed and sold in stores around the world? Anja Taylor investigates what the potentially lethal ingredients in energy drinks really are, and checks out what consumers should know before taking a sip. ABC Australia - Ref 6284 Journeyman Pictures brings you highlights from the cutting-edge science series, ‘Catalyst’, produced by our long-term content partners at ABC Australia. Every day we’ll upload a new episode that takes you to the heart of the most intriguing and relevant science-related stories of the day, transforming your perspective of the issues shaping our world.