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The Caffeine in Energy Drinks
The sugar in energy drinks revs up your belly fat. Caffeine may provide a bit of a boost to the metabolism, especially when ingested before exercise, but no amount of metabolic boost can burn off the empty calories that energy drinks supply.
If your goal is to burn calories two glasses of water will increase your metabolic rates by 30 percent.
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