Consuming pure caffeine powder poses severe health risks
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Consuming excessive amounts of concentrated caffeine poses severe and potentially fatal health risks, including extreme tachycardia, cardiac arrest, and neurological toxicity.
Evidence for · 3
Acute intentional caffeine overdose treated preemptively with hemodialysis.
2019 · cited by 17
Paper [4] details a severe acute overdose from ingesting a large amount of caffeine, resulting in life-threatening tachyarrhythmias and metabolic derangements.
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High-Dose Insulin Euglycemic Therapy in the Treatment of a Massive Caffeine Overdose.
2020 · cited by 4
Paper [6] documents a massive overdose of anhydrous caffeine powder leading to cardiac arrest and severe toxicity requiring intensive intervention.
Acute Intoxication with Caffeine-Containing Tablets: A Case Report with a Fatal Outcome
2026 · cited by 1
Paper [8] highlights that high-dose caffeine preparations available online pose severe and potentially fatal intoxication risks characterized by profound cardiovascular and neurological toxicity.