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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Sun Apr 24, 2016, 06:50 PM Apr 2016

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Consumer alert: (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Apr 2016 OP

Wouldn't that much kill somebody? Initech Apr 2016 #1

For a healthy adult the lethal dose is about 150-200mg per kg of body weight Major Nikon Apr 2016 #2

Initech

(100,080 posts)

1. Wouldn't that much kill somebody?

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Sun Apr 24, 2016, 06:53 PM

Apr 2016

Major Nikon

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2. For a healthy adult the lethal dose is about 150-200mg per kg of body weight

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Mon Apr 25, 2016, 09:42 AM

Apr 2016

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine#Overdose

Each 2oz bottle of regular 5 hour energy contains about 215mg of caffeine. So for someone who weighs 68kg (150lbs), it would take around 10-13.5 grams of caffeine. On the low end, that's about 47 bottles or 94oz. A Super Big Gulp is 40oz.

So I'd have to say no, it probably wouldn't kill an otherwise healthy person, but you'll probably wish you were dead.

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