The man said he didn t drink alcohol smoke or use drugs but he had been drinking five energy drinks a day the medical journal bmj reported.
Energy drink liver picture.
While the link between energy drinks and liver damage is a recent one the link between diet dietary supplements and liver health is a long standing fact.
Since the liver and gastrointestinal tract are exposed to much greater concentration of energy drink ingredients compared to other organs more human research is warranted to understand the safety of energy drinks.
Unfortunately there is a lack of human research on the effects of energy drinks on liver health.
Blood tests showed he had elevated liver enzymes that.
Blood tests showed elevated liver enzymes indicating liver damage and a liver biopsy.
They knew of one other case reported previously showing liver damage due to over consumption of energy drinks.