Monster Lo-Carb Energy Drink Vs Arbonne Fizz/Fizzy tabs for Energy And Weight Loss: Ingredients And More
79There are many energy drinks available on the market today. Two companies which manufacture these energy drinks, Monster and Arbonne, have a very different approach to increasing energy and managing weight. The Monster approach is a concentrated burst of caffeine and reduced calories. Arbonne uses a scientific approach that allows the body to better utilize energy from food, which increases energy and enhances fat-burning.The best way to know whether a product will effectively increase energy and promote weight loss is to take a close look at the ingredients individually and as a whole. These are the ingredients in the Monster Lo-cal Energy Drink:
Healthy ingredients are printed in black, unhealthy Ingredients are in red
Monster lo-carb Ingredients are listed in order of decreasing abundance. The ingredients in black print are mostly forms of vitamins. Panax ginseng is added as a natural energy booster. The healthy ingredients in this product make the product seem healthy but they are combine with unhealthy ingredients which diminish their effect. The ingredients in red are sweeteners, flavorings, coloring dyes or preservatives.
It is surprising to see glucose(simple sugar) as the second ingredient in a product that is marketed as Lo-Carb. To be fair, it is an improvement over the regular Monster energy drink which has over 11 teaspoons of sugar per 16 ounce serving. The next ingredient on the list is citric acid. Citric acid is used as a preservative and to give the beverage it's acidy taste. The next ingredient in red is a mysterious color additive.
The next ingredient in red is caffeine. Caffeine provides users with a burst of energy. Each 16 ounce can contains 160mg of caffeine. That’s a lot of caffeine and a lot of unwanted and unhealthy side effects which includes dehydration. Dehydration will not promote weight loss but will prevent it.
The list goes on with sorbic acid and benzoic acid which are preservatives and sodium chloride for flavor enhancing. Sucralose and acesulfame potassium are artificial sweeteners and maltodextrin is a simple sugar. Alone, these ingredients are not healthy. When combined they form a highly acidic beverage. The North American diet is already highly acidic without soft drinks which are among the most acidic of all foods regularly consumed. Over-acidity in the body leads to many health conditions which includes obesity.
The body has a buffering system which maintains a proper acid/alkaline balance, but when a highly acidic diet is consumed, the body becomes toxic and begins to store and hold onto fat in order to protect vital organs. Therefore, consuming acidic products such as Monster lo-carb energy drink will not promote weight loss but weight gain.
Arbonne International markets energy fizz-tabs in their Figure 8 weight loss products line. Their motto is pure, safe and beneficial. All products undergo rigorous testing before being released on the market. Here are a list of ingredients and their functions in the Arbonne Fizz-tabs:
Nutrients and a Zero Calorie Sweetener
Other ingredients: Citric acid, natural flavor, natural lemon flavor, dextrose(natural sweetener), silicon dioxide(necessary for bone formation), leucine(an amino acid). As you can see from the list of ingredients there are almost no acid forming ingredient. Instead this blend of ingredients make the product more alkaline. Although a small amount of dextrose is used, sugar consumption from one serving is less than 1 gram.
Stevia (a zero calorie natural sweetener) is the primary sweetener. Unlike most other sweeteners is does not make the blood acidic. Regular caffeine is not used as the main source of energy. Instead caffeine is derived from Guarana seeds which release unprocessed caffeine into the body in a healthier manner that does not lead to energy crashes. This form of caffeine is combined with other healthy, natural, energy boosting ingredients to create a form of energy that lasts for hours and has no unpleasant side effects.
Comparing the Monster Lo-cal energy drink with Arbonne fizz-tabs proves one thing: there is no comparison. The unhealthy ingredients in the Monster Lo-Cal drink diminish the effects of the nutrients and the product will not help you lose or maintain a healthy weight. Although users will experience an energy rush, it will be followed by unhealthy and unpleasant short term and long term side effects. Arbonne fizz-tabs contain ingredients that work together to alkalize the body, creating a healthy and effective environment for weight loss and provide energy that will last for hours.
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and it will only help America's youth become unhealthy. it is similar in results to what the fast food joints offer.
My daughter is always drinking those Monster drinks. I just think they are terrible. I will show her this and hope it will do some good. Thanks
Thanks everyone for your comments!
Great information. Thanks
I agree with you - all of those energy drinks really made me feel up and down within a short amount of time, and many have a bitter taste to them, and carbonation always wreaks havoc on my body. I know they are acidic and not good for me, so I have been looking for an alternative. The Arbonne Fizz tabs are a great alternative because they fizz in water and are delicious, NOT carbonated and I know they are full of good ingredients. Thanks!
Awesome comparison post, thanks for sharing!
And Mikaela, I'm sure you meant no harm, but it's actually against Arbonne's policies and procedures to try and gain sales exposure through someone else's blog. Just FYI.
REALLY well written! And Rachel is right! :D
Mikaela, I have decided to remove your comment because of complaints from other consultants. Feel free to resubmit your comment without your email address, thanks.
Yum!! I love the Arbonne Fizzy tabs!
This is a great post! My sisters drink energy drinks everyday. I'm definitely sharing with them.
Steve--thanks for putting it so clearly. I use the fizz tabs and can attest to their great taste and how they give much better energy boosts than sodas. You can also mix 1/2 and 1/2 of the citrus and pom flavors to create another tasty blend!
i saw this article on my facebook page and after reading, i will now educate others about the body's increasing acidity from soft drinks. all those yucky ingredients. no wonder it's so tough to loose weight for so many people even while they are drinking the diet soft drinks. they never had a chance. then there's the evils of caffeine. arbonne fizz tabs for me now. always.
Thanks Steve! My good friend of 16 years just kicked her 25 year pepsi habit using the fizz tabs! I cringe every time I see people drinking the unhealthy energy drinks. I just want to hand them a fizzy tab!
Love the Fizzy Tabs, mixed with detox tea!
I totally agree! The Arbonne Fizz Tabs are delicious and a great energy booster! -I have been telling my family that for a year,maybe now they will listen to me! -GO ARBONNE, checkout the rest of their new arbonne essential products!they rock!
There are few things in this article that aren't quite correct. Acesulfame potassium is an artifical sweetener, but unlike Aspartame, there is no scientific evidence that moderate amounts of it are dangerous to humans. The only study that shows any negative side effects were in rats; the incidence of breast cancer doubled in rats given extreme amounts of it. Note: I'm not defending the use of artificial substances in our food. Obviously, the use of natural nutrients in the right dosages is preferable.
The same goes with caffeine. In small amounts caffeine does help with digestion, and increases blood flow. This is desirable for those who actually exercise.
Maltodextrin - first off, Arbonne uses MAltodextrin in the Fit Essentials protein powder. It is a sweetener that digests more easily than sugar. It is simply a produced by hydrolyzing starch (typically corn starch). Again this isn't all bad.
That said, fizzy tabs simply work better. The energy feels natural, and is sustained at a more constant level. It achieves this without massive does of cyanocobalamin, a cheap synthetic form of B12 (which Arbonne does use unfortunately). A better choice would be methylcobalamin, which is easier for the body to absorb, and doesn't require massive doses. Check out many energy products and you'll see doses in excess of 12,000% of the RDA of b12. This is because a good portion of the cyanocobalamin you eat ends up in the toilet.
I think in comparing the efficacy of the all natural fiz tabs against most energy drinks, you will find Fizzy tabs are preferred in every instance except before hard core exercise. Of course, in that case, there are pre-workout formulas that are far superior and less sugary than energy drinks!
Do you get a paycheck from Arbonnne? Just curious.
Tyler, I have my own Arbonne business which Arbonne sends me a check for each month, but they don't pay me to write Hubs about Arbonne.
My sister drinks at least one or two Monster drinks a day! I told her it will kill her someday! I sell Arbonne, so maybe I should tell her about these! They are probably less than what a Monster costs, too...per tab.
I'm worried about the long term effects from drinking beverages that keep you racing around all day, like monster and others. Eventually don't you just become dependent on them? Sounds like a good precursor to drug addiction as a young body gets immune to the stimulation and requires something stronger. Fizzy tabs might cost more but why wouldn't you choose something good for the body if you get the same results??
Very informative and interesting hub.This will do some good to those are drinking Monster drinks.
I love them I cant go a day without at least 2. I thing the whole family is hooked too. Its great to have validation on how good the ingredients are. Im so happy that so many of my family members have changes to the fizzy's instead of the sodas and diet cokes. Thank you ARBONNE.
Steve, thank you so much for this very informative article. It definitely shows that you have done your due diligence in researching this information. I have recently joined the Arbonne Family and am so excited that we can provide "Pure", "Safe", and "Beneficial" alternatives to the public. Great job!!!
love energy fizz tabs!!!
chspublish Level 5 Commenter 16 months ago
When you put things so clearly Steve, it's difficult to not make the right choice for the body's needs. Good claruty here and definitely needed with changing society's perspective on good nutrition.