Saturday, October 30, 2010

Man Dies Of Caffeine Overdose

A British man died after ingesting two spoonfuls of caffeine powder purchased over the internet.

Michael Lee Bedford, 23, from Mansfield, central England, was at a party back in April when he swallowed caffeine powder that a friend bought online for £3.29 ($5.26).

He washed the powder down with an energy drink, and it was15 minutes later he began sweating and vomiting blood, soon after that he died.
Bedford ignored the product's recommendation to take no more than one sixteenth of a teaspoon. (whatever that is)
Instead he took two spoonfuls of the powder, that's 70 times more caffeine found in a high-energy drink.