Comments on: What's in a Red Bull Anyway?

By: Joann

Joann — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:13:25 +0000

Hmm...red bull...there is this pepsi drink now called diet pepsi max which has 1/3 more caffeine than mountain dew and tastes the same as reg. diet pepsi...plus it has the cutest website where you can send e-cards and submit pictures of people yawning (you can see it at http://www.wakeuppeople.com)- too cute!!!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:13:36 +0000

Actually, Lipovitan didn't taste bad at all! I can't stand the taste of Red Bull, but I think it's the carbonation.

And Jacques - too much caffeine can constrict blood vessels, which is a risk factor for stroke.

By: meg

meg — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:45:05 +0000

Red bull remminds me of crushed up Pez candies...vile, really.

By: hiddnfox

hiddnfox — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:42:30 +0000

yea, I drink it sometimes if a big lunch rush comes in for our small understaffed resteraunt. but they two chef we have drink like 5 cans in 5 hours just to get through the day. they buy the stuff by the caseload!

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:05:19 +0000

I used to work at an Asian grocery store and we had Lipovitan there, and I only drank that when I was REALLY wiped out. I've never even tried Red Bull, go figure.

By: Dude from Thailand

Dude from Thailand — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:27:50 +0000

That's right. It's for working class to keep them wake, I don't know why western people drink it like some kind of alcohol.

But I drink it sometime when have a long drive.

By: Jacques

Jacques — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:22:21 +0000

it's amazing how many people drink this stuff like it was , I don't know, coffee or something. We had one guy working on our deck, and he was downing 6 or 8 of the things a day. The guy was a wreck, my girlfriend tried to warn him that he was likely killing himself, or at least stting himeself up for a heart attack or stroke.

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:04:17 +0000

So Lipovitan is the mother of all energy drinks huh? Who wudda thunk, I love that drink from Japan. Used to drink it all the time, no wonder red bull tasted somewhat familiar!

By: Malignant Monkey

Malignant Monkey — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:12:45 +0000

And the Thai version comes in little bottles and is non-carbonated. Good stuff with a concentrated fruit-juice like flavor rather than the Tart n Tinies flavor of US Redbull.