Lori Barranon from Orlando is warning about the dangers of energy drinks after her 28-year-old daughter, Katie Donnell, died of a heart attack. Barranon said, “If you don’t keep your kids away from this stuff, you may be in my situation where your life is ruined.”
Katie, a fitness enthusiast, consumed up to three energy drinks daily, plus pre-workout supplements and coffee, to fuel her intense schedule. “One of her friends said she’d hardly see Katie without an energy drink in her hands,” Barranon recalled. After collapsing during a night out, Katie spent 10 days on life support before her mom made the heartbreaking decision to let her go.
Doctors noted no pre-existing heart conditions but linked her caffeine intake to heart problems. Barranon believes energy drink abuse caused her daughter’s fatal heart attack and now demands stricter regulation: “I think energy drinks should be banned.”
Health experts warn that excessive caffeine can trigger heart attacks, especially when daily limits are exceeded.
