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Can Energy Drinks Be Used as a Tool for Weight Loss? (piefed.social)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/health

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Hey everyone,

This is a question that I've had for a while that I would like to get some opinions on.

While I'm aware regular energy drinks would not be useful for weight loss due to their sugar content alone, I was curious if sugar-free energy drinks can be used to help the weight loss process at all.

Reason why I'm asking is that zero sugar energy drinks are low in calories, typically being 10 calories for a can of Monster, and contain large amounts of B vitamins, which I'm aware are essential for metabolism. On top of this, while the amount of it is a concern ofc, caffeine seems to have been shown to boost metabolism in the short term.

Would these facts be enough to justify having a zero sugar energy drink every now and again, or am I misunderstanding and exaggerating things, or missing key details that might change the way I see them?

Thanks in advance.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I'd be concerned about frequent caffeine consumption impairing your sleep.

Generally though I'd avoid your current thinking. There is no safe, easy way to cheese weight loss. Calories in < Calories out. Ozempic or LAP bands are the closest you'll get and even these are a huge stress on your body and in my area require Doctor consent.

Small incremental changes towards healthier behaviours are the way to go imo. Drink a coffee every morning with 2 sugars? Cut it to 1. Donut for breakfast? Make it a bagel with cheese. Swap that bagel for yogurt and granola eventually. Forgo soda (this 1 is huge if you can pull it off) and drink juice/iced tea/flavoured water/etc... Park at the back of the lot and walk the extra distance. Take a flight of stairs every second day, then 2 flights, 3, then every day, and so on... Small lifestyle changes are simple, will give you gradual results that you will notice and have a greater chance of sticking (sudden weight loss inevitably returns except for extraordinary effort).