Red Bull paid for the studies saying vodka Red Bulls are fine
Red Bull paid for the studies saying vodka Red Bulls are fine Ellsworth Toohey 10:10 am Sun Aug 2, 2026 Red Bull funded research — MoserB / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons) Of the studies on mixing alcohol and energy drinks funded by Red Bull or written by researchers with financial ties to it, 95% found no added risk. Roughly 80% of independent studies found the opposite, The Examination reports. At a February 2011 hearing in Suffolk County, New York, Dutch researcher Joris Verster likened blaming energy drinks for alcohol-fueled injuries to blaming shark attacks on ice cream sales.
- ▪Red Bull paid for the studies saying vodka Red Bulls are fine Ellsworth Toohey 10:10 am Sun Aug 2, 2026 Red Bull funded research — MoserB / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons) Of the studies on mixing alcohol and energy drinks funded by Red Bull or wri
- ▪Roughly 80% of independent studies found the opposite, The Examination reports.
- ▪At a February 2011 hearing in Suffolk County, New York, Dutch researcher Joris Verster likened blaming energy drinks for alcohol-fueled injuries to blaming shark attacks on ice cream sales.
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Red Bull paid for the studies saying vodka Red Bulls are fine Ellsworth Toohey 10:10 am Sun Aug 2, 2026 Red Bull funded research — MoserB / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons) Of the studies on mixing alcohol and energy drinks funded by Red Bull or written by researchers with financial ties to it, 95% found no added risk. Roughly 80% of independent studies found the opposite, The Examination reports. At a February 2011 hearing in Suffolk County, New York, Dutch researcher Joris Verster likened blaming energy drinks for alcohol-fueled injuries to blaming shark attacks on ice cream sales. "The shark attacks are not caused by the ice cream sales," he said. All three scientists who testified against the county's proposed age limit had taken Red Bull money, and lawmakers dropped it.
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