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Designed to help us focus and concentrate better, to exercise harder for longer or simply power through a busy day, energy drinks have become a popular choice: in the UK we drink £1.2 billion worth of them every year.
Energy drinks have a reputation for being packed with sugar and harmful additives, but there are now a number of ‘healthier’ versions, typically sugar free, and often laced with ‘good’ ingredients including vitamins and even beneficial bacteria. But are they really any better and will they provide the energy boost you’re seeking?
Mandy Francis asked Sophie Medlin, chair of the British Dietetic Association for London and founder of CityDietitians to assess a selection, which we then rated.
Nicotine gum for smokers trying to kick the habit has been around for more than 50 years, but recently chewing gum that claims to boost our health in other ways has been developed. Adrian Monti asked experts to assess a selection. We then rated them.
Vitamin hit
Get More Vitamins gum, ten pieces, £1.50, tesco.com
Claim: The maker says ‘one chewing gum contains a 25 per cent daily dose of ten vitamins’, including B vitamins (to tackle tiredness) and vitamins C (to support the immune system), D (for strong bones and muscles) and K (to help wounds heal). Sugar free.
Expert verdict: Sophie Medlin, a dietitian at City Dietitians, London, says: ‘The vitamins will be absorbed under the tongue as it has a good blood supply, some will also be dissolved in saliva and swallowed, and absorbed via our intestines.
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