NHS doctors have issued a warning to anyone who consumes energy drinks after they treated a normally fit and healthy man in his 50s for a stroke.

Doctors warn that consuming a high number of energy drinks may lead to a stroke. The beverages, which contain high levels of 'hidden caffeine' and other ingredients , could push up blood pressure, which is known to increase the risk of stroke, they said.

Clinicians from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust told of how they treated a normally fit and healthy man in his 50s for a stroke, which caused sudden weakness on his left side as well as unsteadiness and issues with swallowing and speech.

An MRI scan confirmed he had suffered an ischaemic type of stroke, where small blood vessels become blocked. At the point of him being admitted

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