After one can, researchers say the subjects had symptoms usually associated with heart disease.
Researchers say those symptoms, when combined with stress or high blood pressure, make people more vulnerable to strokes and heart attacks.
The makers of Red Bull say the drink is safe, but do warn people not to drink more than two cans a day.
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