Posted on 07/28/2005 8:39:25 PM PDT by kingattax
NEW YORK- Coca-Cola is planning to launch Enviga, a soda that is said to burn 50 to 100 calories just by drinking a 12-oz. serving, next year, per one executive.
Enviga, a green tea-based, caffeinated, carbonated drink, is in clinical testing and is said to speed up the user's metabolism. The beverage will target active lifestyle consumers. A Coke rep said, "Some [of our projects] may find their way to market and some may not." Studies have shown that drinking green tea may promote weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories
Thats what most diet drugs do too. You can expect about an extra 1% weight loss on a diet using those pills but people buy them like they are going out of style.
Sounds like it will raise blood pressure and cause a heart attack.
Can you imagine the massive amount of fine print the label will have to contain? Buried somewhere in the 'possible side-effects' warning, and the surgeon general's required caveat will be the nutrition facts and 1-800 number to the national poison control call center, product information hotline and website address, phone numbers to 12 step program support groups; as well as the number to the attorneys handling the class action lawsuit for any potential plaintiffs. Hell, you'll probably be required to have a note from your doctor and sign a waiver just to buy a six-pack of this swill.
Isn't Enviga the name of a Dragonball Z character?
Isn't Enviga the name of a Dragonball Z character?
If anything, Hollywood would be up to the task of marketing "The dirty girl"...
I can't drink the coke with splenda either. It tastes like syrup.
Well, you know what the "F" in "FDA" means...
Ping
It tastes like the old Tab cola did in the 70s and 80s.
Nasty
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