Can Enviga Cause Weight Loss?
Enviga ("the calorie burner") has been on the shelves for some time.. Backed by the marketing muscle of Coca-cola and Nestle - expect this drink to be heavily advertised.
Enviga is being touted as a "negative calorie" drink - it contains no calories and yet claims to burn calories.
Is there any evidence for this?
Coca-cola / Nestle point to a single study of Enviga - undertaken in the University of Lausanne. The full study has still not been published anywhere - yet there is now an abstract up on the enviga site (PDF).
The study tested 31 people aged between 18 and 35. All of the test subjects were in the normal weight range - which seems peculiar when marketing a drink that "burns calories".
The results were:
...3 servings/day of the test beverage significantly increased in 24-h EE [Energy Expenditure], without any adverse effects on heart rate or blood pressure.To be precise an increased burn of 106 kilocalories (+/- 31) was experienced.
There are a number of studies around (here and here) that point to increased energy expenditure resulting from green tea catechins (EGCG in particular) and caffeine. However - one cannot be assured of the quality of extract in a supplement or drink.
How Much Enviga Would You Have to Drink?
Let's just say the Enviga is true to it's word and the increased energy expenditure actually leads to fat burning. According to Nestle you need to drink 3 cans per day. So, to burn 1 pound of fat (3,500 Calories) you would need to drink 105 bottles of Enviga over 35 days. That amounts to $147 (average $1.40 per can).
Enviga is sweetened with aspartame and ace-k. At 3 cans a day - that's a lot of aspartame going down the hatch.
This isn't a weight loss wonder - but simply a stepping stone in a market where carbonated drink sales have been falling.
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Created / Updated: November 23, 2011
Where does 100mg of caffeine come from? Does it all come from only 90mg of green tea?
ReplyCarrying all that money you will save by not buying this stuff to the bank will probably burn more calories! :-)
ReplyDr.J, good point. Imagine how many calories one can burn by walking home with 105 bottles of Enviga. :-)
ReplyHaHaHa!! Good one!!
ReplyI might drink this- not for weight loss, and not 3 cans a day, but I like energy drinks and if it's low in calories itself, it might be a nice change from sugarfree Red Bull. I'll have to try it and see if it tastes okay.
ReplyIt's currently available here in NY. I tried the Berry flavor. I don't like it too much, but that's because it has a slight Green Tea taste, and I don't really like Green Tea in the first place. But it is cheaper than Red Bull (which is about $1.60 wholesale, $2-3 bucks individual). Also, in regards to caffeine and metabolism, I think I read somewhere that your body gets used to the caffeine after a few days, so the metabolism effects wear off after that.
ReplyI drink "Crystal Clear" flavored water. it tastes really sweet so you think you're getting spoiled. it contains no calories as well and because it is water it keeps me hydrated, thus keeping me alive, thus burning calories. when you think about it any thing you consume that is calorie free will cause caloric burning. (couldn't think of better wording)
ReplyPEOPLE ARE SO GULIBLE!!!- it makes me sad:(
The problems with drinks like this is while they do burn minimal amount of calories from caffeine. Caffeine makes some people hungrier so they eat more to compensate any burn.
ReplyI also wonder like was stated why they didn't test people who need to loose weight?
Oh yeah, Enviga is not zero-calorie. Each can has 5 calories.
ReplyI used to drink Red Bull all the time - but it had a ton of calories and it got expensive.
It seems as though Coca Cola is cashing into this energy drink market, but trying to market it as a healthy alternative by using words like "calorie free" and "tea." I'm not buying it (no pun intended).
ReplyCoca cola cannot get healthy even if it goes in for tea tactics. Isn't it better to drink green tea instead?
ReplyGuys, I Tell You, Don't drink this stuff. Why should I drink this chemical laden junk that you shouldn't put in your body? Aspartame and Ace-K are poisonous sweeteners that we now know can cause determintal effects in your body.
Drink green tea instead. Better yet, put stevia or xylithol in your green tea. Stay away from artificial sweeteners.
ReplyFor what it is, why don't you just mix extra strong green tea that you brew yourself with diet Mountain Dew? Seems like that's all this stuff is. Even if it does burn calories, I can't believe it'd burn enough to offset the unhealthy lifestyle habits of the people that are most likely buying it (the very overweight population). It's very sad that Coca-Cola is preying on people that want to believe that this drink will help them lose weight.
ReplyHere's an idea that caused my sister to lose weight and I'm going to try it, starting today. Every time she would start to eat something unhealthy, she would tell herself she would get ill.The new thought manner did the job for her!! Maybe it's self hypnotism or whatever.....
ReplyHmmm, very interesting. I'll take it all into careful consideration.
ReplyEnviga
Carbonated water, calcium lactate, concentrated green tea from tea leaves, citric acid, phosphoric acid, potassium sorbate and potassium benzoate, natural flavors, aspartame, caffeine.
Diet Coke
ReplyCarbonated water, Caramel Color, Aspartame, Phosphoric acid, Potassium benzoate, Natural flavors. Citric acid, Caffeine.