Mother-of-Three, Aged 26, is Going Blind After Drinking 28 Red Bulls...Every Day

There are 250ml of caffeine in each can (Picture: Rex)

A mother of three has spent £6,000 in one year on Red Bull drinks which are sending her blind.

Lena Lupari, from Northern Ireland, was drinking 28 cans a day leaving her with sight loss and migraines.

That’s 3,000 calories in red bull a day - not the healthiest choice of beverage.

Ms Lupari, 26, told MailOnline: ‘I used to drink 28 cans of Red Bull in a day and I’d only have a meal at night but it would usually be something fast-food like a takeaway or a packet of pasta.

‘I’ve got three young children, one with special needs, and didn’t have time to make anything. I’d been suffering from migraines and headaches for about five years but I just ignored them and took painkillers.

‘Then my vision went and I couldn’t even lift my head off the bed and I ended up in hospital for six days.’

28 cans of Red Bull a day (Picture: Rex)

Doctors discovered that Ms Lupari had swollen optic nerves and suffered from what was believed to be Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (increased pressure inside the brain).

Ms Lupari who is currently 26 stone has quit drinking Red Bull and is planning to lose weight naturally without the help of a gastric band or surgery.

To give some context, one Red Bull contains 250ml of caffeine - the same as a cup of coffee.

A researcher of energy drinks, Dr. Jonas Dorner from the University of Bonn said: ‘The amount of caffeine is up to three times higher [in energy drinks] than in other caffeinated beverages like coffee or cola.’

‘There are many side-effects known to be associated with a high intake of caffeine, including rapid heart rate, palpitations, rise in blood pressure and, in the most severe cases, seizures or sudden death.’

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