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Energy Drinks Linked to Rise in Colorectal Cancer

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Post by _xerces_ » Sat, May 17, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

Re: Energy Drinks Linked to Rise in Colorectal Cancer

Post by _xerces_ » Sat, May 17, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

The theory is that the taurine added to the drinks is feeding gut bacteria that then produce hydrogen sulfide that damages the intestinal lining.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 17, 2025, 3:06 PM UTC

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Post by WalterGR » Sat, May 17, 2025, 8:05 PM UTC

Post by _xerces_ » Sun, May 18, 2025, 6:42 PM UTC

WalterGR wrote: post #4

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44014862 has 26 comments.

Apologies for the double post. I got a "link expired" error when submitting so assumed the original post had not succeeded.