Do energy drinks speed up your metabolism?
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First, do not listen to any answers if people do not qualify their info.  Red Bull was actually created as a sports drink in Europe, when brought to the US marketing determined they had a wider audience (higher sales) if they marketed as an energy drink.  It is like gatorade with caffeine.  IT contains stimulants, and yes, stimulants speed your metabolism, but very minimally and are not going to help you lose weight, the extra energy however, gives you the capacity to workout harder, which in turn burns more calories.  1)Drink = 2)more energy = 3)better workout = 4)weight loss.  without 2 and 3, 1 DOES NOT equal 4.  On the downside, most stimulants also act as diuretics (they dehydrate you).  Dehydration weakens performance (worse workout), particularly in longer duration cardio.  \n\nGOOD SIDE BAD SIDE, make the smart choice, if you feel better when you workout while or after drinking one, go for it, if you don't, then don't.  \n\nRemember, it is ultimately the workout (and diet) that determines your weight loss, supplements (pills or drinks) do nothing on their own, they work through their impact on your workout.
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Try using a more balanced approach by gradually increasing your metabolism.\n\nFor any weight loss program its important to understand how to increase your RMR or metabolism.  Your RMR or resting metabolic rate is the amount of energy you burn in your daily activities.  \n\nDo you know someone who can eat anything they want and  they are skinny as a rail even if they dont workout?  Well that person has a very high RMR.\n\nThere are several ways to increase metabolism but lets look at the factors that drive your metabolism RMR first. \n\n1. Genetics - you have very little control, but you are not a prisoner of your genes. \n\n2. Lean Muscle Mass - this one throws most people off because women think, oh no I dont want muscles and men think I guess I have to look like a body builder. Lean muscle mass is simply your weight minus the weight of your organs, bones, fluids and fat. You increase lean muscle mass primarily through eating properly, resistance exercise, and a lifestyle that doesnt promote catabolizing activites (smoking, heavy drinking and drug use)\n\n3. Frequency of meals - the more meals the more the metabolic processes take place in your body and the faster your metabolism.\n\n4. Water Intake - dehydration is a major drag on metabolism.\nMost people are dehydrated and they dont know it.\n\n5. Sleep - getting enough rest allows the body to function at a higher metabolic level.\n\nFor more information check my source.   It tells you more information than you even knew about your metabolism.  It  also goes into greater detail about different ways to speed your metabolism.\n\nhttp://www.jtfit.com/metabolism/
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Not at all, energy drinks are not a supplement for the energy that your body gets from eating healthy food. Try eating small meals or healthy snacks throughout the day instead, and lay off the Amp drinks.
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Two words: GREEN TEA! It's proven to increase metabolism and decrease appetite. Plus, it usually contains caffeine (which has similar effects as the tea and gives you energy). Green tea also helps your immune system and reduces aging.
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No, diet aid supplements DO NOT work!  They are ususally unhealthy and possibly dangereous.  If you're gonna diet, do it the right way.  The best way to increase your metabolism is to do cardio exercise.  It is also better to eat 6 small meals a day instead of 3 normal sized meals; it gets your metabolism going all day...you burn more calories effectively.  It is very important to eat breakfast in the morning.  Never skip breakfast.  Again, if you do skip breakfast, you won't burn calories as effectively.  I'm not sure what your goal is but if it is weight loss, maybe what I've told others will help you.  If not, email me with more questions.  I think I'm pretty knowledgeable.  I said:\n\nI have to disagree with the others who say to avoid the snacking. That's not completely true. It just depends on what you snack on and the amount you eat. Also, don't be so hard on yourself. Being too strict can lead to failure. You just have to make a committment and visualize yourself meeting your weight loss goal. Anytime you get a craving for something, wait 20 minutes before you try to eat it...in 20 minutes, your craving should go away. Just don't leave the food sitting in front of you.\n\nI've gone on a safe and healthy diet and lost 20 pounds successfully in just over 2 months. I've spoken to a personal trainer at Bally Total Fitness as well as doctors and they've told me that my diet (combined with exercise) is the most effective and safest way to lose weight. Keep in mind that it is undavised to lose more than 2 pounds. It's not really safe. Also, never eat less than 1,000 calories per day. You never want to starve yourself to lose weight because your body will react as if it is a life threatening emergency and so it will slow down your metabolism in order to save calories/energy stored up in your body. Once you stop starving yourself and start eating normally again, you will actually gain all your weight back plus extra...so as you can see, this is a bad way to lose weight. Here is how I diet and I highly recommend this:\n\nYou want to eat 6 small meals a day rather than 3 normal/small sized meals. If you eat more often throughout the day, it gets your metabolism going and you burn more calories effectively.\n\nKeep a log of EVERYTHING you consume, that way you can actually see and better what you're actually eating and if you need to make any changes to your diet. In fact, it is best to plan everything you eat ahead of time. I usually do this the day before. You want to record things such as the food item, how many servings you plan on eating (*see below for serving suggestions), and most importantly- the calories in each food (servings x calories per serving=total calories consumed for that food) Make sure what you are eating is healthy and that your meals are well balanced.\n\nThe average adult ideally should consume about 2,000 calories. Everyone's metabolism is different so some people can eat more than others and still lose weight. It's hard to say how many calories you should consume but for me, I had a test done that concluded I can consume 1411 calories without gaining weight. Knowing that, I don't eat more than 1200 calories per day to lose weight. (I have a slow metabolism) If you think your metabolism is a little faster, you can eat more than what I do to lose weight. But whatever amount of calories u consume everyday, stick with that.\n\n*Servings\none serving is what that package of the box says, not your judgement of what you think looks satisfying!\nNot every type of food will state what one serving is.\nOne serving of meat is 3 ounces. If you don't have a food scale, 3 ounces is about the size of a deck of cards.\nFor vegetables, 1 cup is a good serving size but you don't have to worry too much about eating too much fruits or veggies. Many tend to be low in calories and are very healthy for you anyway, so eat up! Actually measuring your serving
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Rev up your metabolism with a grean tea drink (contains anti-oxidants and thermojetics to burn calories), increase your lean muscle by feeding your body with soy and whey protein, eat small regular portions (every 3 hours), drink plenty of water to flush out the fats and toxins, alternate cardio and resitance training.  Email me for further advice timcoldman@yahoo.co.uk
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Hi,\nGreat question.\nOur metabolism is what turns calories into energy. The higher the metabolic rate, the higher the caloric output. When does our metabolism work? Well the truth is it’s always working, even when you are sleeping. A well designed fitness program will elevate the metabolic rate. Below are nine closely guarded steps to increasing your metabolic rate.\n1. Eat protein at every meal, including breakfast.\n2. Eliminate wheat- and flour-based products for the time being. And yes, that definitely includes bread and pasta. \n3. Eat unprocessed foods. Ninety percent of what you eat should be a combination of (in this order of importance) raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and a few fruits. \n4. Reduce starch to one portion a day, and don't eat that portion during your evening meal. Best choices of starches are beans, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal. \n 5. Reduce or eliminate dairy for the time being, especially cow's milk. Exceptions: reasonable amounts of low sugar, fat free yogurt. \n6. Lose the booze. Despite what the "studies" say, you lose no health benefits by giving up alcohol (including wine). There is nothing essential in alcohol that you can't get in fruits and vegetables without all the bad side effects that go along with it. \n7. Stop using vegetable oils such as sunflower, safflower and corn. The supermarket kind is highly refined, and it oxidizes easily when heated, contributing to arterial plaque. Use olive oil instead, and apply it to food after the food is cooked when possible. \n8. Watch which types of fat you're eating. The amount of fat you eat is probably less important than the kind of fat you eat. The worst are fried foods, margarine and foods that contain hydrogenised or partially hydrogenised oils. The best is omega-3, found in fish and flaxseed oil. \n9. Obsessively drink water: At least 8 ounces for every 20 pounds of bodyweight you're now carrying around, each day. Everyday. No excuses
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It depends.  If your diet is deficient in B vitamins then a B12 supplement will boost your energy levels.  If you already get enough from your diet then the vitamin supplement will have no effect.  Personally, I find that a B vitamin taken 30 minutes before my morning workout gives me an energy boost.
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a slow metabolism doesnt help you gain muscle faster...it just makes you burn fat slower.
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Green tea, white tea, and I recently heard eatting raw chocolate can help raise metabolism. But as for raw chocolate...I'm not sure.
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Running, even only twenty minutes at a moderate pace will increase your metabolism. \nAnd swimming, for... an hour or so, will increase your metabolism for more than 24 hours.\nResearch has also indicated that eating spicy foods may increase metabolism, as well as caffiene (but that's not too good...) and diet pills with epinephrine in them, I think.
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hydroxycut. speeds the metabolism and gives you tons of energy. Need to drink lots of water though.
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Do not skip any meals \nExercise daily \nBuild your muscles \nAvoid alcohol, sugar, and fastings \nDrink 8-10 glasses of water daily. \nEat foods with high nutrition values \nSome over the counter pills for speeding up the metabolism are available that contain animal thyroid. You should not take these products as these may have side effects as diarrhea, increased heart rate, excessive sweating, nervousness, tremors, bulging eyes, etc \n\nBe physically active.In an activity like walking, bowling, dancing or playing golf, the energy you expand is greater if you have more weight to move around. A 140 pound man who walks 3 miles in an hour burns 220 calories as compared to a person of 110 pound, who burns only 180 cal going the same pace.\nmore tips are at http://www.negativecaloriefoods.com/metabolism.html
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i had better luck losing weight when i did an early morning workout. Vitamin b6 supports your metabolism i take it but i didn't notice a difference in weight but it does give you more energy.\ngood luck and please stay away from things that can raise your heart rate such as stuff with caffiene or ephydrine.
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Diet pills are like any other drug your body builds resistance to them and their effectiveness wears off when you take them for a while.  \n\nThey do work short term but there are better ways to boost your metabolism and lose the weight.\n\nThere are several ways to boost your metabolism but lets look at the factors that drive your metabolism first.  \n\n1. Genetics - you have very little control, but you are not a prisoner of your genes.  \n\n2. Lean Muscle Mass - this one throws most people off because women think, oh no I dont want muscles and men think I guess I have to look like a body builder.  Lean muscle mass is simply your weight minus the weight of your organs, bones, fluids and fat.  You increase lean muscle mass primarily through eating properly, resistance exercise, and a lifestyle that doesnt promote catabolizing activites (smoking, heavy drinking and drug use)\n\n3. Frequency of meals - the more meals the more the metabolic processes take place in your body and the faster your metabolism.\n\n4. Water Intake - dehydration is a major drag on metabolism.\nMost people are dehydrated and they dont know it.\n\n5. Sleep - getting enough rest allows the body to function at a higher metabolic level.\n\nYou will learn more than you ever knew about metabolism from my source .   I cant type it all here, just click the link.\n\nhttp://www.jtfit.com/metabolism/
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Oh, energy drink for sure: It makes you so hyper you can't sit still.
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Caffeine is in no way fattening. What i do is drink my coffee black with no sugar etc.. It only takes about 1 to 2 weeks to get used to the taste but once you do you will never switch back.\n\nBelieve it or not many bodybuilders drink Black coffee prior to competions. Go for it just do not add suger or any dairy etc...