4-a-night Red Bull man dies.Byline: By ROBERT STANSFIELD A MAN who died of a heart attack drank four cans of Red Bull every night at work, an inquest inquest, in law, a body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters. The term also refers to the inquiry itself as well as to the findings of the inquiry. heard yesterday. Alfredo Duran, 40, collapsed at 6am after a seven-hour shift at Asda. The court heard he had an underlying condition which gave him an enlarged heart Noun 1. enlarged heart - an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" cardiomegaly, megacardia, megalocardia symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated and that caffeine caffeine (kăfēn`), odorless, slightly bitter alkaloid found in coffee, tea, kola nuts (see cola), ilex plants (the source of the Latin American drink maté), and, in small amounts, in cocoa (see cacao). may have triggered the attack in September 2006. A pathologist said drinking caffeine had "possibly contributed". A tin of Red Bull - slogan "It gives you wings"- contains as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Father-of-two Mr Duran, of Oxford, died at the store in Wheatley of "natural causes" the county coroner ruled. Red Bull's makers yesterday denied it was harmful but recommended a limit of two cans a day. |
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