Don't buy into that 'calorie burning cola' just yet.....

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Monday announced an investigation into claims by Coca-Cola and Nestle that their new drink can burn calories and not "voodoo nutrition."


Blumenthal's investigation focuses on Enviga, a green-tea drink that contains caffeine, calcium and a green tea extract known as epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG. Coke says EGCG speeds up metabolism and increases energy use, especially when combined with caffeine.

An Enviga Web site claims that the drink's blend of green tea and caffeine burns more calories than it contains and can help drinkers maintain an ideal weight. According to a Nestle study, young people who drank three of the 12-ounce drinks a day burned an average of 106 calories.

Blumenthal demanded copies of all scientific studies, clinical trials, tests and papers that prove the calorie-burning claim by next week.

Unless there are credible scientific studies, claims "may be nothing more than voodoo nutrition," Blumenthal said. "Promise of wondrous weight loss must be supported by science, not magic."

Calls were placed to Coke and Nestle seeking comment.

Enviga's Web site says the drink is available in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with a national release scheduled this year.

A nonprofit watchdog group, Center for Science in the Public Interest, have threatened to sue Coke and Nestle over their Enviga claims. Coke officials called the lawsuit threat a "meritless publicity stunt."

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Yeah but what about all of the sugar. You gotta be skeptical with something like this!! Because in my ideal world I would be all over that !!

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I don't know any 'science' evidence on this product, but I can address the 'sugar' thing,, it doesn't have any carbs *we just started selling it at our store this past week and I looked it over,, and bought a couple ,, cause we had a 'try it free' coupon* lol

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I just read about this in Good Housekeeping, too. I don't trust anything that sounds too good to be true.

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somebody's always trying to sell something to people who want to bypass exercise and diet. i say all things in moderation, good healthy diet, and physical activity and that eliminates the need for chemical laden drinks that do it for us. ick! the stuff we pour into our bodies to speed things up! n my soapbox: i'm done...thanks...

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