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BE AWARE

Pezzie — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:57:02 GMT

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cheriere — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:04:36 GMT

@Pezzie wrote:

Wow! That sure does seem like a lot! I wonder how those compare to those energy drinks like Red Bull and such?

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SharkE — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:11:27 GMT

Mountain Dew is a dentist favorite. Had a dentist tell my husband that some time ago.

sugar overload and I think caffeine.

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We rescue cats — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:15:36 GMT

Thanks for the info!

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beckyb1012 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:18:37 GMT

The only thing I have ever bought at Starbucks is gift cards to give to High School graduates. Never drink my calories, unless it is whiskey and even then it is straight up no soda.

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qbetzforreal — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:24:05 GMT

@cheriere wrote:
@Pezzie wrote:
Wow! That sure does seem like a lot! I wonder how those compare to those energy drinks like Red Bull and such?

80mg of caffeine in an 8oz can of Red Bull. @cheriere

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santorini — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:36:10 GMT

@qbetzforreal wrote:
@cheriere wrote:
@Pezzie wrote:
Wow! That sure does seem like a lot! I wonder how those compare to those energy drinks like Red Bull and such?
80mg of caffeine in an 8oz can of Red Bull. @cheriere

200 mg of caffeine in a 12 oz. can of Celsius. I have one a day.

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cheriere — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:38:45 GMT

@qbetzforreal wrote:
@cheriere wrote:
@Pezzie wrote:
Wow! That sure does seem like a lot! I wonder how those compare to those energy drinks like Red Bull and such?
80mg of caffeine in an 8oz can of Red Bull. @cheriere

Oh my! That's a crazy amount of caffeine for a drink! If this is marketed at Starbucks it should certainly have a disclaimer and be only for adults. Although, it shouldn't be offered to anyone.

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Nonametoday — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:48:51 GMT

@cheriere wrote:
@qbetzforreal wrote:
@cheriere wrote:
@Pezzie wrote:
Wow! That sure does seem like a lot! I wonder how those compare to those energy drinks like Red Bull and such?
80mg of caffeine in an 8oz can of Red Bull. @cheriere
Oh my! That's a crazy amount of caffeine for a drink! If this is marketed at Starbucks it should certainly have a disclaimer and be only for adults. Although, it shouldn't be offered to anyone.

@cheriere

You mean to send the aging heart into atrial fibrillation/flutter or worse yet, Vfib arrest.

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cheriere — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:50:38 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:
@cheriere wrote:
@qbetzforreal wrote:
@cheriere wrote:
@Pezzie wrote:
Wow! That sure does seem like a lot! I wonder how those compare to those energy drinks like Red Bull and such?
80mg of caffeine in an 8oz can of Red Bull. @cheriere
Oh my! That's a crazy amount of caffeine for a drink! If this is marketed at Starbucks it should certainly have a disclaimer and be only for adults. Although, it shouldn't be offered to anyone.
@cheriere
You mean to send the aging heart into atrial fibrillation/flutter or worse yet, Vfib arrest.

What? My mom has A-Fib, so I certainly wouldn't ever want her to drink one of these.

As I said, I really don't think these should be marketed at all! However, this isn't up to me. Unfortunately, I don't own any part of Starbucks. At the very least I believe Starbucks is responsible for letting folks know what these drinks contain.❤️

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goldensrbest — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:04:37 GMT

And teens will try it ,i am sure!! It should be stopped.

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Love my grandkids — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:14:51 GMT

@SharkE I once had a boss in his 20's who would guzzle 2-3 MDs a day until his wife finally put her foot down and made him switch to something else.

He would get so hyper he drove everyone nuts.

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LTT1 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:37:01 GMT

@Pezzie @Love my grandkids @goldensrbest @cheriere @Nonametoday

Excedrin, which provides my daily intake of caffeine since I don't drink coffee anymore, has 65 mg caffeine per tablet, or 130 mg per dose for me. I take two tablets two times per day.

Did hear about the Panera lemonade situation, which is scary.

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beach-mom — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:51:45 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
Mountain Dew is a dentist favorite. Had a dentist tell my husband that some time ago.

sugar overload and I think caffeine.

@SharkE - When DD was a baby she had stomach issues. Our pediatrician recommended Sprite. When she was 2, we were making the 12-hour trip to visit family. We stopped to eat at a fast food place that didn't have Sprite. They told us Mountain Dew was the same thing. DH and I had heard of it, but neither of us had ever had it. So OK - we gave her MD. She was up for 2 days straight, in homes with no air conditioning, in August. She was wide awake and she was hot. And she was screaming. She finally went to sleep at my aunt and uncle's, but she didn't sleep longer than usual. And she was fine.

When we returned from our trip home DH called our pediatrician and told him what had happened. He laughed and said that Mountain Dew had more sugar and more caffeine than anything else on the market!

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Tori3569 — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:17:00 GMT

Sbux is transparent about the amount of caffeine in the drink.

The problem with Panera was that they have their beverages out as self service, so one could keep drinking and drinking that lemonade for as long as they were there plus a refill to go I'm sure.

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SharkE — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:57:34 GMT

@beach-mom wrote:
@SharkE wrote:
Mountain Dew is a dentist favorite. Had a dentist tell my husband that some time ago.

sugar overload and I think caffeine.
@SharkE - When DD was a baby she had stomach issues. Our pediatrician recommended Sprite. When she was 2, we were making the 12-hour trip to visit family. We stopped to eat at a fast food place that didn't have Sprite. They told us Mountain Dew was the same thing. DH and I had heard of it, but neither of us had ever had it. So OK - we gave her MD. She was up for 2 days straight, in homes with no air conditioning, in August. She was wide awake and she was hot. And she was screaming. She finally went to sleep at my aunt and uncle's, but she didn't sleep longer than usual. And she was fine.

When we returned from our trip home DH called our pediatrician and told him what had happened. He laughed and said that Mountain Dew had more sugar and more caffeine than anything else on the market!

OM word, that must had been frightening ! That's sure what they told my husband.

Now, that shouldn't be legal ! To me that's a danger.

I just drink Sprite with the sugar, but, just the 1 little size a day then decaf tea. I haven't went ape or nothing . LOL

Hate to hear that. Geez !!

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Nonametoday — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:31:48 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@Pezzie @Love my grandkids @goldensrbest @cheriere @Nonametoday

Excedrin, which provides my daily intake of caffeine since I don't drink coffee anymore, has 65 mg caffeine per tablet, or 130 mg per dose for me. I take two tablets two times per day.

Did hear about the Panera lemonade situation, which is scary.

@LTT1

I used to drink their tropical green smoothie everyday. That is the only drink I have ever had there other than coffee when we had morning meetings. Usually I order their sandwiches or soups to go and drink water at home. I do love their sandwiches and pastries.

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DottieBlue — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:58:58 GMT

Regarding the Panera incident. The young lady who chose that lemonade drink didn't know it was extra-caffinated. She had an existing heart problem and knew not to consume anything with caffeine. She thought it was plain lemonade. This was such a tragedy and so easily preventable if Panera had labeled the drink dispenser properly. So very sad.