Man dies on his way home from Panera after drinking three “loaded” lemonades

Enlarge / Distributors For Accused Lemonade, A caffeine lemonade drink, has Panera Bread, Walnut Stream, California, March 27, 2023. Getty | Black-smith Collection/Gado

A second person has deceased After while drinking Panera caffeine "Accused Lemonade" the drinks, which contain caffeine levels comparable has strong coffee And are sold In cups as big as 30 fluid ounces that are free has recharge.

According to has A trial deposit by family members Monday, 46 years Dennis Brown fell dead on A sidewalk Since cardiac Stop while walk House Since A Panera In Florida on October 9. Before he LEFT THE restaurant, he had order A Accused Lemonade And had two refills.

In September, college student Sarah Katz, 21, went In cardiac Stop After while drinking A Accused Lemonade Since A Panera In Philadelphia. Katz had A heart condition called long QT syndrome type 1 And had avoid energy drinks because of he, according to has A trial deposit In October by her family.

As Katz, Brown had Also avoid energy drinks because of A health condition, In her case, high blood pressure, her family said In THE trial. Her cause of the death was cardiac Stop due has hypertensive disease. THE trial Also note that Brown had A benign intellectual disability, And It is not clear if he was aware of how a lot caffeine was In THE self-service drink, which sat "side by side with all of THE stores caffeine free and or less caffeine drinks."

It is Also not clear What size beverage Brown order And how a lot caffeine he consumes. THE Accused Lemonades come In A 20 ounces "regular" And A 30 ounces "big." THE three flavors of Accused Lemonades that Panera offers to have approximately 13 milligrams of caffeine by ounce, similar has THE Restaurants dark roast coffee, according to has THE business. That means A 20 ounces drink with No ice contains around 260 mg of caffeine, And A 30 ounces drink contains around 390 mg. Depending, depending on THE beverage size Brown order, that could to have put her caffeine consumption up has 780 mg has 1,170 mg In THE seated.

Deadly shake?

THE Food And Medicine Administration advises that A limit of 400 mg of caffeine by day East in general considered on For in good health adults, but A lower level East informed For adults with certain medical terms Or WHO are pregnant Or breastfeeding. THE agency Remarks that toxic effects, such as seizures, can to start with A dose of 1,200 mg of caffeine. (THE American Academy of Pediatrics discouraged caffeine In children And recommended A every day limit of 100 mg For children aged 12 has 18.)

HAS 13 mg by ounce, Panera lemonades are on THE high END of caffeine compared with with coffee. According to has THE FDA, A 8 ounces cup of coffee in general contains between 80 has 100 mg of caffeine, which East ten has 12.5 mg by ounce. That means while drinking about four has five 8 ounces cups of coffee A day East in general safe.

A few energy drinks can contain less caffeine that coffee by volume. A 8.4 ounces can of Red Bull Energy Drink contains 80 mg of caffeine, Or 9.5 mg by ounce. A 16.9 ounces can of THE Original Green Monster Energy drink contains 160 mg of caffeine, Or about 9:47 a.m. mg by ounce. But others are a lot upper, such as Hyde Xtreme RTD, which contains 400 mg of caffeine In A 12 ounces bottle, which East 33.3 mg by ounce.

Caffeine has several Actions In THE body, which can affect THE cardiovascular system, respiratory system, kidneys, And smooth muscles. On...