Protein Drinks - Warning - 16-Year-Old Boy Died..?
Following the death of a 16-year-old boy, a senior UK official suggested that protein drinks be labelled with health warnings. On august 15, 2020, 16-year-old Londoner Rohan Godhania became unwell after consuming a protein shake. He sustained "irreversible brain damage," which caused him to pass away three days later at West Middlesex Hospital. Before the hospital could determine what caused him to be ill, his organs were given shortly after he passed away. The drink was a gift from the youngster's father to assist his son gain muscle because, according to reports, the boy was "quite skinny."
According to the news source, the protein shake induced a rare genetic disease called ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, which prompted the breakdown of ammonia in Rohan's bloodstream and led to the accumulation of deadly quantities. An inquest at Milton Keynes Coroner's court in Buckinghamshire previously heard that the boy's cause of death from a rare condition, ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, could not be determined by a post-mortem examination.
According to the media source, the illness hinders the breakdown of ammonia, leading it to accumulate in the bloodstream to fatal amounts. Additionally, a protein load may cause it to occur. Coroner tom Osborne stated, "With regard to these protein drinks, my initial opinion is that I should submit a letter to one of the regulatory bodies that some sort of caution ought to be put on the packaging of these drinks because, even though OTC is a rare condition, it can have negative impacts if someone drinks [one] and it causes a protein spike."
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