It sounds like a slimmer’s dream – a fizzy drink that actually makes you thinner.
Cranberry-flavoured Aspire is said to burn off 209 calories within three hours of drinking it.
Scientists at Leeds Metropolitan University found that when caffeine and green tea were combined with amino acid and ginger, there was a ‘thermogenic effect’, whereby the body generates more heat to digest food and temporarily stimulates metabolism.
However the drink, available from the health retailer Holland & Barrett at £1.59 for a 250ml can, was tested on only 20 subjects – 11 men and nine women.
There are just 12.5 calories per can. Aspire said that while there are no known side-effects, it was not advisable for those sensitive to caffeine.
The drink has been launched by Fahrenheit 60, a company based in Milton Keynes.
A spokesman said: ‘This is a UK first – a fully-researched and proven calorie-burning soft drink for the mass market.
Read more:The fizzy drink that claims to burn more than 200 calories in three hours
Cranberry-flavoured Aspire is said to burn off 209 calories within three hours of drinking it.
Scientists at Leeds Metropolitan University found that when caffeine and green tea were combined with amino acid and ginger, there was a ‘thermogenic effect’, whereby the body generates more heat to digest food and temporarily stimulates metabolism.
However the drink, available from the health retailer Holland & Barrett at £1.59 for a 250ml can, was tested on only 20 subjects – 11 men and nine women.
There are just 12.5 calories per can. Aspire said that while there are no known side-effects, it was not advisable for those sensitive to caffeine.
The drink has been launched by Fahrenheit 60, a company based in Milton Keynes.
A spokesman said: ‘This is a UK first – a fully-researched and proven calorie-burning soft drink for the mass market.
Read more:The fizzy drink that claims to burn more than 200 calories in three hours
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