Can energy drinks such as red bull assist in loosing weight?
People claim that these are worse than sodas and coffee but that simply isn’t true. Energy drinks have, per serving, 110 – 140 calories mostly from the 26 – 34 grams of sugar. Soda however, has from 100 – 200 calories per serving mostly from sugar. Energy drinks have 80 – 84 mg of caffeine per serving and coffee starts at 85 mg. Another thing people say is bad about energy drinks is Taurine. Some go so far as to say that it is Bull Urine or Bull Bile so it is bad. Also false. Taurine is an essential organic acid that is the building blocks for ALL amino acids. It is found in the heart, skeletal muscles, nervous system, and bile where it is essential to absorb and use oils and fat soluble nutrients. The first use of it in drinks was derived from bull bile but that doesn’t make it bad. The last thing people say about energy drinks is that caffiene will make you crash. That is also false. The sugar makes you crash. Before the sugar rush wears off the caffeine, taurine, B vitamins and othe
