An inquest heard that a personal trainer died from an overdose after accidentally taking a powder with high levels of caffeine.
A British sports supplements company has a bag of 100g of caffeine powder for sale.
The recommended amount of caffeine powder was between 60 300mg and 0.01 oz.
The scale had a starting weight of 2g, but it did not come with a measuring scoop. The news was reported.
The inquest heard that the father-of-two from Colwyn Bay, Wales, miscalculated his measurement and took up to 5g of the powder. News.
Coroner John Gittins said Manfield had been aiming for a mid-range of the recommended dose, but he got his math wrong.
The media outlet said that Mansfield drank the mixture before downing the rest of the drink on January 5, 2021.
The inquest heard that he was clutching his chest and complaining that his heart was beating fast. The media outlet said that he started to vomit.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate him for 45 minutes before pronouncing him dead at the hospital.
A post-mortem examination showed that Mansfield had a lot of caffeine in his system. The cause of death was determined to be caffeine toxicity.
The equivalent of up to 200 cups of coffee is what a typical coffee contains.
According to North Wales Live, the coroner said that he would likely still be alive today if he had been given a scoop. Gittins said he had been reassured by the fact that a scoop with this brand of caffeine powder was now available.
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