Doctors issue fresh energy drink warning after man hospitalised with heart failure

Patient had been drinking four 500ml cans of caffeinated energy drinks a day fortwo years

Caffeinated drinks are growing in popularity, paper says (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Doctors have issued a fresh warning about the potential dangers of energy drink over-consumption after a man was hospitalised with heart failure.

The 21-year-old patient ended up in intensive care after experiencing four months of breathlessness and weight loss.

The man told doctors he didn't use drugs or abuse alcohol but had been regularly drinking four cans of 500ml caffeinated energy drinks per day for the past two years.